261867 (PP) Healthcare Support Worker

NHS Scotland; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Band 3 Health Care Support Worker (Higher Level) to join the Physio@Home team. This 36-hour permanent post supports domiciliary physiotherapy across Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership, delivering person-centred, safe care with strong supervision and training within the Community Physiotherapy Service.

Based in the United Kingdom, the role offers opportunities within the Physio@Home North & South Teams, with guidance and professional development available.

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.

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Physio@Home

Band 3 Health Care Support Worker, Higher Level

36 hours - permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an established team within the Physio@Home North & South Teams. The Physio@Home Team provides a domiciliary physiotherapy service to adults within Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership. All our services aim to provide person-centred, safe and quality care. The Team is part of the wider Community Physiotherapy Service with access to regular in-service training and support. There are several healthcare support workers within our team and we offer a strong supervision and support structure.

For Further Information Please Contact

Dawn McGuire | email: [e-mail]

Lynsey Hay | email: [e-mail]

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. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.