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Hours variable up to maximum of 24 hours per week
Urgent Care Services Fife (UCSF) currently provide Urgent Care to the population of Fife and Kinross. Under normal circumstances, UCSF is operational in the Out of Hours period when Fife GP Practices are closed which amount to 118 hours per week from 1800-0800 hrs and 24/7 at weekends. As part of an ongoing and sustained response to Covid-19, Urgent Care is currently operating 24/7, seven days a week.
A development opportunity has arisen to join UCSF to assist with providing healthcare worker support. You will have excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to build effective working relationships within a demanding and busy service. Working alongside GPs, nurses, and non-clinical staff your role would include supporting clinical staff to deliver safe, patient centred care, setting up the primary care centre and effective management of equipment, stocking up store room and cupboards, general tidying of departments, covering staff breaks, escorting and assisting patients and general support and assistance within the primary care centre.
You should have a SVQ Level 3 in Health Care or equivalent experience or be prepared to work towards this or a similar qualification. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure, an ability to prioritise your own workload is essential. Previous hospital or caring experience is also desirable.
Applications on a secondment basis will be considered providing you have prior agreement from your current line manager.
Please note salary will be pro rata for part time hours.
Informal Enquiries: Lynnette Marshall, Interim Lead Nurse or Gillian Tait, Advanced Nurse Practitioner on Ol592 740229
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.