Health Care Support Worker

NHS National Services Scotland; Melrose; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Borders Outpatients Department in Scotland is seeking a Healthcare Support Worker (Band 3) to join the team. The role involves delivering unsupervised safe and effective care in an outpatient setting and supporting Consultants and Specialist Nurses with clinical and non-clinical practice.

We welcome enthusiastic, flexible candidates with good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a busy nursing team. This fixed-term post is for 6 months and full-time 36 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Deliver unsupervised safe and effective care in outpatient setting.
• Support Consultants and Specialist Nurses with clinical and non-clinical practice.

Job description

OUR VALUES IN ACTION

• Compassion
• Kindness
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Excellence

HEALTHCARE SUPPORT WORKER – OUTPATIENTS/DERMATOLOGY

FTC – 6 MONTHS

BAND 3

NHS Borders Outpatients Department currently deliver clinics to 26 specialties over 3 outpatient areas within Borders General Hospital. A vacancy has arisen within our Outpatient Department for an experienced band 3, working 36 hours per week. This post will be fixed term for 6 months.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Support Worker (Band 3) to join our established nursing team. You would be responsible in delivering unsupervised safe and effective care in an out-patient setting. The successful candidate will work closely supporting Consultants and Specialist Nurses with clinical and non-clinical practice.

If you are flexible, resourceful, have excellent verbal/written communication skills and aspire to deliver exceptional standards of care we would be very interested in hearing from you.

For further information and/or visit please contact Helen McKendrick, Lead Dermatology Nurse Specialist, tel [phone] or email [e-mail].

Please note: This post does not attract sponsorship

Whether you’re early in your career or looking to take the next step into a more senior role, NHS Borders offers a supportive environment where you can grow, influence change, and make a real impact.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

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