Health Care Support Worker

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Hospital; Presencial; GBP 20.000 - 25.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Join a dynamic team as a Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) in Ward 34, caring for Haematology/Oncology patients. You'll provide crucial support to registered nurses, undertake clinical tasks, and deliver holistic patient care in a fast-paced environment. Your experience and skills will help ensure high-quality care for patients with acute and chronic conditions.

Servicios

Mentorship support available

Flexible working policies

Support for disabled candidates

Formación

• Significant previous experience working as a HCSW in an acute setting.
• Ability to deliver high quality, patient-focused & holistic care.
• Experience in caring for complex patients.

Responsabilidades

• Support the registered nursing team with an extended range of assigned clinical tasks.
• Provide direct patient care and associated administrative duties.
• Work in a fast-paced environment caring for complex patients.

Conocimientos

Communication

Teamwork

Adaptability

Educación

SVQ level 3 or working towards it

Descripción del empleo

This is an exciting opportunity for a HCSW looking to join our skilled and dynamic team to work within Ward 34.

Ward 34 is the regional in patient facility for Haematology /Oncology patients - is a very busy, fast paced ward that cares patients with acute and chronic Haematology/Oncology diagnosis including cancer, patients with sepsis and those receiving intensive chemotherapy. We admit patients straight from home for either elective care or emergency care.

You will be a team player with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of a team or on your own initiative. You will be adaptable and able to work in a fast paced environment caring for complex patients and able to deliver high quality, patient focused & holistic care. You will be expected to provide support to the registered nursing team, by carrying out an extended range of assigned clinical tasks as well as direct patient care and associated administrative duties.

You should have significant previous experience working as a HCSW in an acute setting plus SVQ level 3 or working towards this.

There will be supported mentorship available to the post holder.

This post includes weekend working and nightshift and may include rotation to other parts of the Haematology/Oncology service.

Any informal enquiries please contact Senior Charge Nurse Susan Paton on 01592 729934 or Charge Nurse's Karen Peter or Vicky Stephen on 01592 729334

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

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.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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.