Healthcare Support Worker

NHS Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Health Care Support Worker to join our Maternity Services Team. You will work within the inpatient maternity services to provide a high standard of care to women and their families.

The role involves supporting women and families across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal settings, including infant feeding support and promoting the delivery of evidence-based care. You must have completed your HCSW Induction Standards and have extensive experience, with compliance to

Qualifications

• Completed Health Care Support Worker Induction Standards.
• Extensive experience as Health Care Support Worker.
• Must comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of care to women and families in maternity services.
• Support antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care in inpatient settings.
• Provide infant feeding support and promote evidence-based care.

Skills

HCSW Induction Standards

Extensive HCSW experience

Job description

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our Maternity Services Team. The successful applicant will be required to work within the inpatient maternity services providing a high standard of care to women and their families.

The successful candidate’s role will be diverse, working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to support and care for women and their families accessing our services. This will include supporting women and their families in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal settings. There will also be an expectation for you to provide infant feeding support and working collaboratively to promote the delivery of evidence based care.

You must have completed your Health Care Support Worker Induction Standards and have extensive experience working as a Health Care Support Worker to be considered for this post. You will be required to comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland throughout your employment.

• Informal enquiries to: Suzanne Ross, [e-mail] or Elaine Burgess, [e-mail]

Hours of work are: Full & Part Time Hours Available. Please note that the salary scale for this post is pro rata for part time hours.

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