Healthcare Support Worker- General Surgery
Job Description
Job title: Healthcare Support Worker- General Surgery
Company: NHS Scotland
Job description: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.Your will be responsible for assisting with the nursing care of the patient under the supervision of a trained nurse. This will include all basic care including the reception, admission transfer and discharge of the patient according to procedure. Observes and reports any change in the condition of the patient and communicates this verbally to the nurse in charge. You will assist with the safe custody of patient’s personal belongings in accordance with organisational policy. Whilst complying with all Health and Safety Legislation and policies with particular regard to COSHH, Fire, Infection Control and Manual Handling.Knowledge, training and experience;
- Completion of further education programme accredited SVQ 2 , or equivalent in -house educationally accredited programme
- Good standard of education
- Good verbal communication
- Good team worker
- Approximately 2 years experience in a ward/department setting
Informal Contact: Alison White, Alison.white@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.For application portal/log-in issues, please contact in the first instance.
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Location: Glasgow
