Health Care Assistant

NHS Scotland; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is hiring Healthcare Assistants for both part-time and full-time roles at Stonehouse Hospital. This position involves supporting nurses and providing personal care to patients within a team-oriented environment, with training and opportunities for professional development. Join a dedicated team and make a difference in patient care.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Employee counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Knowledge of personal care and previous related experience.
• Required to undertake on-the-job training.
• Ability to work effectively with patients and health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Carry out personal care routines and assist with patient examinations under supervision.
• Maintain hygiene and safety within the ward environment.
• Be part of a multidisciplinary team ensuring quality patient care.

Skills

Knowledge of personal care

Ability to work in a team

Effective communication skills

Ability to carry out tasks in a busy environment

Education

SVQ II in healthcare or working towards

Job description

The Role

NHS Lanarkshire has various Part & Full time opportunities available for Healthcare Assistants, based with Stonehouse Hospital.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, Healthcare Assistants will carry out routine personal care/assist with routine examination duties for patients, in support of (and supervised by), a registered nurse/clinician, ensuring a person centred approach to care delivery which is safe and effective to ensure and maintain quality strategy.

The Healthcare Assistant 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 II in healthcare, or working towards
• Basic understanding of infection control
  
  

Contract type

Permanent

Full time and Part Time available

Please note for part time posts the salary for these positions will be pro-rata.

Location

This role will be based in Lockhart Unit within Stonehouse Hospital.

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 Claire McInnes, Senior Charge 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.
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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.