Community Healthcare Support Worker

NHS Scotland; Kirkwall; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Distant Islands Allowance

Employee assistance programme

Discounts (local and national)

Job summary

NHS Orkney is seeking a Community Nurse to join our team at The Balfour in Orkney. The role is a permanent full-time post (36 hours per week) working within the community with a multi‑professional team to maintain high standards of holistic patient care.

Applicants should have health and social care experience with an SVQ3 qualification, access to transport or a full driving licence, and be able to reside in the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in health and social care beneficial.
• Must hold SVQ3 qualification and demonstrate core patient care skills.
• Must have access to transport or a valid driving license.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic patient care in community setting with a multi‑professional team.
• Deliver high standards of care and support to residents of Orkney.
• Operate on a permanent full‑time basis at The Balfour with a 36‑hour week.

Skills

Driving licence

Education

SVQ3 qualification

Job description

About The Organisation

As Scotland's smallest health board, NHS Orkney is committed to delivering excellent care to our 22,000 residents. Whether you're new to the NHS or bringing experience from elsewhere, your skills will make a real difference.

Our modern healthcare facility, The Balfour, brings together inpatient care, emergency services, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices and the Scottish Ambulance Service. We're also investing in services across our outer isles, ensuring high-quality care reaches every corner of Orkney.

We are guided by our core values that shape everything we do - Open and honest, Respect and Kindness - from how we care for our patients to how we support each other as colleagues.

About Orkney

With over 70 islands - 20 of them inhabited - Orkney offers a unique blend of natural beauty, close-knit community and an opportunity for adventure. From dramatic coastlines and rare wildlife to rich cultural traditions and active lifestyles, it's a place where compassion thrives and every day brings something new. Regularly named one of the UK's best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle that’s both fulfilling and inspiring.

The Position

This post offers a unique and exciting opportunity to gain knowledge and develop skills with a broad range of patients and gain new skills within the Community Nursing teams. The successful candidate will work directly with the multi-professional team to ensure high standards of holistic patient care and support is given to patients within the community setting.

The Candidate

It would be excepted the candidate will have previous health and social care experience holding an SVQ3 qualification and able to demonstrate a range of core skills to competently undertake patient care and support.

It is essential that the post holder has access to transport and if driving themselves, should hold a full driving licence. If by virtue of a disablement, an applicant has the qualifications to perform the post but cannot drive, then the possibility of adjustments to arrange transport will be considered.

Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration:

This post will be based at The Balfour

The successful candidate will work: Full Time 36 hours per week

This post is a Permanent Basis

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.

Benefits And Salary

Did you know NHS Scotland salaries are higher than those in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland?

The salary for this post is Band 3 and if residing on Orkney, you'll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,719 pro rata per annum, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us.

NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.

Further Information

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If there are additional requirements you would like to request, please contact [e-mail]

To find out more about this opportunity please contact Stacey Tait, Interim Clinical Team Lead on [e-mail]

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.

NHS Orkney is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies.

Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Please note this advert may close early if sufficient applications are received.