Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Community

NHS Scotland; Coatbridge; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 25 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Incremental salary progression

Sick leave entitlement

NHS discounts

Résumé du poste

NHS Lanarkshire is recruiting a Healthcare Assistant to support nurses and clinicians in delivering high quality, person-centred care across clinical settings. You will assist with routine patient care activities, undertaking duties as delegated by registered staff and ensuring compassionate support for patients and families.

Successful applicants will have SVQ III in healthcare (or working towards it), excellent communication, and a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• SVQ III in healthcare, or working towards, or equivalent experience in caring environments.
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to carry out assigned patient care tasks in a busy environment.
• Full UK/EU/EEA driving licence is required.

Responsabilités

• Assist in delivery of high quality care to meet patient needs.
• Assist clinicians across clinical settings as required.
• Carry out delegated tasks such as blood pressure and phlebotomy after training.
• Support patients, relatives and carers to achieve optimal health outcomes.

Connaissances

Teamwork

Communication skills

Ability to work with people

Driving licence

Formation

SVQ III in healthcare

Description du poste

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The post holder will deliver high quality care in accordance with guidance given and work delegated by registered nurses. The post holder will ensure a person centred approach to care delivery which is safe and effective to ensure and maintain quality strategy.

In this key role, you will:

• Assist in delivery of high quality care to meet patient needs.
• Assist clinicians within a variety of clinical settings as required.
• Following appropriate training, the post holder will carry out tasks as delegated by a registered nurse, e.g. blood pressure, phlebotomy.
• Support patients, relatives and carers in order to achieve optimum health and person centred outcomes

What You'll Bring:

• SVQ III in healthcare, or working towards, or equivalent experience working within a caring environment/role.
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary/agency team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to carry out assigned patient care tasks effectively within a busy environment.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Karen Stewart, Sexual Health Team Leader on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Stephanie McNeill, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

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Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.