RP215442 - Healthcare Support Worker

NHS National Services Scotland; Inverurie; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to become a Healthcare Support Worker within the Central Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership at Ashcroft Ward, a specialist dementia assessment unit. We seek caring individuals with excellent communication skills to provide essential patient support during twilight shifts, working a part-time schedule of 30 hours per week on a fixed-term basis.

Qualifications

• Caring, friendly, and reliable individual.
• Previous experience as a Healthcare Support Worker is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Join the team at Ashcroft Ward in delivering care to patients with dementia.
• Work on twilight shifts, covering 5 shifts a week for 11 months.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Caring manner

Reliability

Job description

Healthcare Support Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Central Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership for a Healthcare Support Worker within Ashcroft Ward, Inverurie. Ashcroft is an NHS 10 Inpatient Specialist Dementia Assessment Unit.

We are looking for a caring, friendly, and reliable person to join our team. A caring, professional manner and excellent communication skills are essential. Previous experience as a HCSW is desirable but not essential.

This post is a twilight shift, working from 16:00 to 22:00, covering 5 shifts a week over a 7-day period, on a fixed-term contract for 11 months. May be rostered onto day shifts to meet ward needs.

If you are interested in this post, please direct informal enquiries to Interim Senior Charge Nurse Katie Anderson at [e-mail] or call 01467 539960.

Salary: Band 3

Working time: Part-time, 30 hours per week

Hours: Twilight shift working 17:00-23:00, 5 shifts a week over a 7-day period, fixed term for 11 months.

PLEASE NOTE: This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

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