Health Care Support Worker - Borders Specialist Dementia Unit

NHS Scotland; Melrose; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Health Care Support Worker for the Borders Specialist Dementia Unit in Melrose. This entry-level role offers a permanent part-time position where the successful candidate will provide crucial support to older adults, embodying the values of care and teamwork. Interested applicants should exhibit a strong commitment to equality and diversity within healthcare.

Qualifications

• Entry-level position with a focus on patient care in a dementia unit.
• Commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential care and support to older adults in a specialist dementia unit.
• Work collaboratively with nursing staff to ensure quality care.

Job description

Health Care Support Worker - Borders Specialist Dementia Unit

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OUR VALUES IN ACTION

• Care and Compassion
• Quality and Teamwork
• Dignity and Respect
• Openness, honesty and responsibility
  
  

NHS Borders are delighted to be seeking a Health Care Support Worker band 3 to join our team of Lindean Ward which is functional acute older adults unit. A permanent position has become available. Applications are invited from interested parties.

Shift patterns are discussed on an individual basis. For more information please contact SCN yolanda [e-mail] or CN [e-mail] or CN [e-mail]

Please note: the salary quoted is for full-time hours (37 hrs per week). For appointments to part-time hours, the salary will be pro-rata.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

• PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
  
  

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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