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An opportunity has arisen to join the vibrant, forward thinking team providing secure care services at the Rohallion Clinic, Murray Royal Hospital, Perth.
Rohallion Secure Care Clinic represents a unique setting for secure care in that both low and medium secure care facilities are co-located in a beautiful, semi-rural, elevated site within walking distance of Perth town centre.
Our values are:
•Care and compassion
•Dignity and respect
•Openness, honesty and responsibility
•Quality and teamwork
Embedding these values in everything we do will help to make our vision a reality. In practice, we need to:
•Demonstrate our values in the way we work and treat each other
•Use our values to guide the decisions we take
•Identify and deal with behaviours that don’t live up to our expectations
•Be responsible for the way we work and not just the work we do.
Our service is using the principles described within the NHS Scotland Values Based Recruitment Framework. In this regard candidates for this post should anticipate questions at interview relating to the core values mentioned above.
Experience within a care setting would be desirable although not essential. You will be expected to work throughout the clinic.
You will be required to achieve the mandatory induction standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland and to comply with the code of conduct throughout your employment. The completion of the 'New to Forensic' training programme is also a mandatory component of the role.
You must possess good communication skills and be computer literate. You must also be able to work as part of team, and be able to demonstrate the ability to deal with challenging situations.
Hours of work: The unit operates a 12 hour long day/night shift system in accordance with NHS Tayside Rostering Policy. Hours of work are 37.5.
Informal enquiries are welcomed and can be directed to: Karen Boa, Head of Nursing, email kboa@nhs.net or tel: 01738 562435.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.