Clinical Support Worker - Medicine For Older Adults

NHS Lanarkshire; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days incl PH

NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave increasing with length

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Clinical Support Worker in Medicine for Older Adults at University Hospital Hairmyres. You will support registered nurses, assist with admissions, procedures and routine tasks, and help maintain ward hygiene and safety.

The role is fixed-term for 18 months, 30 hours per week, with eligibility for NHS pension and generous annual leave. Applicants should have SVQ III in healthcare or equivalent, and strong team and communication skills.

Qualifications

• SVQ III in healthcare or working towards in a caring environment.
• Strong teamwork abilities within multidisciplinary settings.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and support direct patient care under the direction of a registered nurse.
• Assist with admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
• Assist in preparation for procedures and in collecting routine specimens.

Skills

SVQ III in healthcare

Teamwork

Communication skills

Patient care

Education

SVQ III in healthcare

Job description

Clinical Support Worker - Medicine for Older Adults Job reference: 261855 Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409) Job closing date: 30/10/2026 Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery Location: University Hospital Hairmyres Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment Hours Per Week: 30 Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire Department: Medicine for Older Adults

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

As part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will carry out care duties for patients, in support of a registered nurse, and will regularly work unsupervised and will carry out assigned duties to maintain hygiene, order and safety within the ward environment. Duties may vary with the type of ward/department and the degree of patient dependency. Please note this is a fixed term post for 18 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

In this key role, you will:

• Carry out assigned tasks to deliver and support direct patient care, under the direction of a registered nurse, to ensure delivery of a high quality of patient care e.g.
• Assist in the preparation of patients for procedures.
• Assist with admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
• Assist in the collection of routine urine/blood specimens.

What You'll Bring:

• SVQ III in healthcare, or working towards, or equivalent experience working within a caring environment/role.
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary/agency team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to carry out assigned patient care tasks effectively within a busy environment.

What we Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. *Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.