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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the nursing team within the General Out-Patient Department at Angus OPD. With current focus on transforming out-patient services and delivering a dynamic and changing service you will assist in developing the Senior Health Care support worker role to meet the evolving needs of the out-patient in a modern NHS.
Working alongside Consultants, Specialist nurses, AHPs and non-clinical staff your role will include supporting clinical staff to deliver safe patient centred care, chaperoning, patient assistance, tidying/cleaning and “set up” of the outpatient clinics per session.
You will be expected to assist with Nurse led and consultant clinics with minimal supervision from the nurse in charge. Therefore, you will be required to take information from patients face to face and record on the relevant databases. You will also be required to take information over the phone and pass this to the relevant practitioner when required. You must for therefore, have excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
Other duties include efficient management of equipment and stock by means of IT systems. Vital sign recording, ECG recording and phlebotomy skills are essential for this post. You will need to work independently and have the ability to work flexibly under pressure. An ability to prioritise your own workload is crucial. Previous hospital or caring experience is extremely desirable.
All new staff will be supported to develop skills and competencies which will allow them to operate as autonomous practitioners with limited supervision.
You must acknowledge the diversity of individuals respecting their rights, privacy and confidentiality by using inclusive language at all times.
You will be expected to work flexibly and access training across Tayside to meet the needs of this service. These hours will be worked over 4-5 days.
Informal enquiries to: Senior Charge Nurse – Karen Dear on 01241 822547/822530
Hours of work are: 16 per week (Monday-Friday)
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.