Healthcare Support Worker

• PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN INTERNAL VACANCY ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT NHS SCOTLAND STAFF **
  

OUR VALUES IN ACTION

• Care and Compassion
• Quality and Teamwork
• Dignity and Respect
• Openness, honesty and responsibility
  

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 3 Health Care Support Workers in our Emergency department. We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic, well-motivated and committed individuals to become key members of our Emergency Department team. The successful candidates will be required to participate in the care and treatment of patients attending a busy Emergency Department. Experience in the Emergency Department is desirable or experience in an acute setting. You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a willingness to be flexible and adaptable, and enjoy working as part of a team in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for HCSW who have additional skills/training in ECG recording, Venepuncture and Cannulation. Various hours are available, both permanent and fixed-term contract. Shift pattern is both night shifts, day shifts and weekend hours.Informal enquires to SCN Lesley Anderson, SCN, Emergency Dept, 01896 826987 or SCN Kirsty Anderson, SCN, Emergency Dept, 01896 826987

Please note: the salary quoted is for full-time hours (37 hrs per week). For appointments to part-time hours, the salary will be pro-rata

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a regulated role, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

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.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website?here.?

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or going rate. Further information on these criteria can be found?here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored?BEFORE submitting your application form

• PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early**
  

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.