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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.
Informal Enquiries: Lynnette Marshall, Lead Nurse . lynnette.marshall2@nhs.scot or Veronica Hill, Interim Team Leader Veronica.Hill2@nhs.scot
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. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.