Healthcare Support Worker

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Chandigarh; On-site; INR 2,677,000 - 3,187,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Borders is recruiting Healthcare Support Workers – Band 2 for Borders General Hospital. Join acute ward teams this winter to support patients with daily care under the supervision of registered nurses. PVG clearance is required. A range of contracted hours is available; discuss during recruitment. UK right to work is required.

We are looking for caring, reliable individuals with good communication skills and a flexible approach to teamwork and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• PVG clearance for adults and children is required.
• Caring, reliable with good communication and teamwork.
• Flexibility to work across acute wards during winter demand.

Responsibilities

• Support patients with daily care needs, promoting comfort, dignity and independence.
• Assist nurses under supervision in acute ward settings.
• Contribute to patient experience and care quality during winter staffing.

Job description

OUR VALUES IN ACTION

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

Healthcare Support Workers – Band 2

Borders General Hospital, NHS Borders Fixed-term posts: four months – winter recruitment

Join our acute ward teams this winter and help make a difference to patients’ care and experience.

Working under the direction of registered nurses, you will support patients with everyday care needs, promoting comfort, dignity and independence. These posts will support our acute wards and additional bed capacity during increased winter demand.

We are looking for caring, reliable people with good communication skills, a flexible approach and a commitment to teamwork and compassionate care.

A range of contracted hours is available. Individual hours and working arrangements will be discussed during recruitment.

Adult and child PVG clearance is required. Please see the job description and person specification for full details

Whether you’re early in your career or looking to take the next step into a more senior role, NHS Borders offers a supportive environment where you can grow, influence change, and make a real impact.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form

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.

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