Senior Health Care Support Worker

NHS Highland; Wick; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Highland seeks a Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join the Rosebank Ward at Caithness General Hospital, Wick. This busy acute ward supports surgical and medical admissions and operates a three-bed enhanced care unit.

You will be supported through a development and training programme to deliver high quality, evidence-based, patient-centred care as part of a multidisciplinary team. The post is permanent, 23 hours per week, with a rotational pattern covering days and nights.

Qualifications

• Working in a busy acute medical and surgical admission environment.
• Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to provide patient care.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of high-quality patient-centred care.
• Assist in the development and training to improve clinical practice.
• Participate in rotational shift patterns including days and nights.

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.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join our friendly team within the Rosebank Ward at Caithness General Hospital, Wick. We are a busy acute surgical and medical admission ward, with a three bedded enhanced level of care unit. We aim to provide a high standard of care to our clients on a daily basis. All acute medical, surgical and emergency department admissions are received through the acute referral pathway. This is an exciting opportunity, at a time of continuing quality improvement and redesign. You will be supported in completing a development and training program to gain the experience needed to deliver a high standard of evidence based patient centred care. You will be working closely with the multi-disciplinary team.

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a or a NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).

This is a permanent 23 hours per week post working a rotational contract covering Days and Nights

Informal enquiries would be welcomed by Ann Gunn, Senior Charge Nurse, Tel: [phone].

NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through .