Health Care Assistant

NHS Scotland; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Health Care Assistant to join their team at University Hospital Monklands. This role is vital in providing essential personal care and support to patients, ensuring a safe and hygienic environment. You'll work closely with a multidisciplinary team, contributing to the delivery of high-quality healthcare services. If you're passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and thrive in a dynamic setting, this opportunity could be your next career step. Join a supportive organization that values teamwork and personal growth.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care and related procedures.
• Ability to work effectively in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with routine personal care for patients.
• Support registered nurses in delivering care.

Skills

Knowledge of personal care

Effective communication skills

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Basic IT skills

Education

SVQ 11 in Health Care

Job description

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The Role

NHS Lanarkshire are looking to recruit a Healthcare Assistant based within University Hospital Monklands.

The Healthcare Assistant, as part of a multidisciplinary team, will carry out routine personal care/assist with routine examination duties for patients, in support of (and supervised by), a registered nurse/clinician. You will ensure a person centred approach to care delivery which is safe and effective to ensure and maintain quality strategy and will carry out assigned duties to maintain hygiene, order and safety within the ward/department environment.

Please note: Duties may vary with the type of ward/department and the degree of patient dependency.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

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.

What we'll need you to bring

• Knowledge of personal care and related procedures or previous volunteer or work experience in a health, education or social environment.
• Required to undertake on the job training and induction
• Undertake mandatory HCSW standards
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.
  
  

It would be great if you also have

• SVQ 11 in Health Care or working towards
  
  

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Ward 21 - Stroke within University Hospital Monklands

The working pattern for this role: Rota

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Ann-Frances Cullen, Senior Nurse on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Marion Bisset, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
  
  

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information For Applicants

• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
• For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
• Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk & spam folders) as well as your Jobtrain account for updates.
• We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain
• Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments
  
  

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.
  
  

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.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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