GR - Healthcare Support Worker - Community Outreach Service

NHS National Services Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking Healthcare Support Workers for the Community Outreach Service at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People. The role involves providing compassionate care to families with children who have exceptional health care needs, including support through night shifts. Candidates passionate about improving lives in a diverse environment are encouraged to apply. This position offers a chance to develop clinical and leadership skills in a supportive team setting.

Qualifications

• Passionate, caring, motivated individuals are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates should demonstrate a willingness to support families with children who have Exceptional Health Care Needs.

Responsibilities

• Work in a rotational post within NHS Lothian, predominantly night shifts.
• Provide high quality, consistent and continuous care to children and young people.

Job description

GR - Healthcare Support Worker - Community Outreach Service

Location: Royal Hospital for Children and Young People

Healthcare Support Worker - Community Outreach Service

Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co‑ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.

Recruitment process – We use a values and competency based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set our in our Strategic Plan. Click the link below for more information on our interview questions:

Exciting opportunities are available to join the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) Outreach service team. We have two full time Healthcare Support Worker positions available, and we are looking for passionate, caring, motivated people to join our team.

Successful candidates will work in a rotational post within NHS Lothian. Please note that these are predominantly night shift positions.

The Outreach Service aims to support families with children who have Exceptional Health Care Needs. The children and young people have varied individual needs, many are technology dependent most are chronically ill with limited life expectancy and exceptional health care needs. All children and young people have an individual package of care and the aim is to provide high quality, consistent and continuous care and therefore help the family live as normal a life as possible.

For more information please contact Team Lead Gavin Herbert: [e-mail]

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please email the Generic Recruitment Team, who will be able to help arrange this for you: [e-mail]

To find out more about the internal transfer process please click on the link below:

If you would like to arrange a stay and grow conversation to discuss your career, career pathways and opportunities within NHS Lothian please clink on the link below:

**Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**