Bank Healthcare Assistant

Job Description

Job title: Bank Healthcare Assistant

Company: NHS Scotland

Job description: BANK HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS

Band 2 – £23,362 to £25,368 pro rata

plus £1,279 Distant Islands Allowance pro rata

Permanent

Hours as Required

NHS Western Isles has continuing winter pressures and is looking to add to it’s staff Banks across all sites. We seek to recruit Healthcare Assistants to join our teams in our Hospitals and Community from Port of Ness to Barra. The main locations are Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, Uist & Barra Hospital community hospital on the Isle of Benbecula and St Brendan’s a community hospital on the Isle of Barra. Applicants should be committed to providing a high standard of care and interact well within a multi-disciplinary team.

HCA Bank is suitable for students, particularly those studying nursing.

The successful candidates will need to achieve the Mandatory Induction Standards for Healthcare Support Workers and comply with the Code of Conduct within three months of full time employment or up to six months for part time workers. For further information see .

Advantages of working on Bank

• Flexibility in where and when you work so helpful if you have childcare or other caring commitments
• Ability to keep practice up to date
• Bank work can fit in with other part time work
• Access to statutory and mandatory training

For informal enquiries please contact Mairi Smith, Bank Manager, Tel No: 01851 704704 ext. 2297 or scot

The successful applicants will be required to register with the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme. This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website Https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ along with a job description

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a’ nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba , còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

Closing Date: 22nd January 2024

NHS Western Isles Benefits

· Benefits include a standard working week of 37.5 hours, with pay enhancements to reward weekends, nights and overtime working. This ranges from time plus 88% to time plus 30% depending on your pay band and shifts you work.

· Between 35 and 41 days leave entitlement (inclusive of public holidays) depending on length of service

· Automatic enrolment into the high quality NHS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions

· Policies that enhance your wellbeing and work-life balance including with promotion of flexible working and access to paid special leave.

Expected salary: £23362 – 25368 per year

Location: Scotland

Job date: Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:20:30 GMT

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