Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Healthcare & Medical Services
January 12, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Senior Healthcare Support Worker

Company: NHS Scotland

Job description: Ward 6C currently have an excellent opportunity available for a caring and compassionate Senior Healthcare Support Worker to join their friendly and supportive nursing team.

Ward 6C is a 30 bedded ward and cares for a variety of patient conditions including cardiology and diabetes. Applications are invited from someone who is motivated, enthusiastic, works well as part of a team, is able to take direction, maintain confidentiality, and who is committed to ensuring patients receive a high standard of care.

Healthcare Support Workers make a significant and positive contribution to the overall wellbeing of patients and are an essential and valued part of our nursing teams. The successful candidate will be expected to work a flexible pattern which can include days, nights, weekends, and public holidays.

If you do not have the necessary skills and experience to work as a Senior Healthcare Support Worker, there may be an opportunity to join our team as a Band 2 HCSW, and this can be discussed at interview.

Interested candidates are encouraged to find out more about this role and informal enquiries are welcome to:

Senior Charge Nurse Roderick Chisolm. Tel 01463 70 5448, or Senior Staff Nurses Suzanne Tanico, or Katie MacDonald. Tel 01463 70 4648.

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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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through

Care and compassion

Dignity and respect

Openness, honesty and responsibility

Quality and teamwork

Expected salary:

Location: Inverness

Job date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:56:45 GMT

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