Senior Health Care Support Worker

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Chandigarh; On-site; INR 2,417,000 - 3,053,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join the Rosebank Ward at Caithness General Hospital, Wick. This busy acute surgical and medical admission ward aims to deliver high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centred care while working closely with a multidisciplinary team.

The role is a 36 hours per week permanent rotational contract covering days and nights, with opportunities for development and training. Informal enquiries would be welcomed by Ann Gunn, Senior Charge Nurse.

Qualifications

• Senior Healthcare Support Worker on Rosebank Ward, Caithness General Hospital, Wick.
• Rotational 36-hour-per-week contract covering day and night shifts.
• Support delivery of evidence-based, patient-centred care within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard patient-centred care as part of a multidisciplinary team.

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 is a 36 hours per week permanent rotational contract and is to cover Days and Nights.

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