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We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Healthcare Support Worker as a part of our Woman & Children's department at the Royal Hospital for Children. The Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) is part of the multidisciplinary team delivering care to patients. Support and supervision is provided by a Registered Nurse. You will carry out a range of personal care activities and tasks in support of and supervised by a Registered Nurse. You will assist patients with activities of daily living. This will typically include all basic care including the feeding, bathing and repositioning of the patient under the supervision of a trained nurse. You will provide support to the registered nurse and, where appropriate, other members of the Clinical Team as required. You will co-operate with and maintain good relationships with team colleagues and staff in other disciplines that are attending and treating clients to maximise patient care. Training will be given to enable you to comply with the Mandatory Induction Standards for healthcare support workers. You should have or be willing to work towards an SVQ II qualification or equivalent experience gained within a relevant area. The shift pattern for this post is rotational 12 hours shifts.
Informal Contact: Eleanor Selkirk / Eleanor.Selkirk@ggc.scot.nhs.uk / 0141 452 4500
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs .