165839 R8 (MG) - Healthcare Support Worker
Job description
Job Title Healthcare Support Worker (Community) Salary Band 3 Pay Range (£25,468 - £27,486) (pro rata) per annum Department Community – Lothian Wide – Adult Complex and Exceptional Needs Service Hours Full time (37.5hrs) and Part-Time hours available Contract Permanent What we are looking for Are you a team player? Do you have excellent communication skills? Are you able to effectively organise, and problem solve? Are you comfortable working on your own in a patient’s home with support from the wider team? Do you have current experience in a community, respiratory or neurological healthcare environment? Key requirements We are looking for a passionate, caring, and motivated Healthcare Support Workers. For this post you are required to be a hold a SVQ level 3 / SCQF level 7 or equivalent level of education in a healthcare related subject. You should have a high standard of written and verbal communication skills, and ideally have current experience in a caring/healthcare environment. We will offer you excellent support and commitment to your professional development within ACENS and NHS Lothian. About ACENS The Adult Complex and Exceptional Needs team is expanding due to an increase in referrals to the service. We are looking for dynamic healthcare support workers to join our team. ACENS is a community-based service that provides care to adults with exceptional and complex health needs who live throughout the Lothians. The team works in partnership with patients, families, Social Work teams, and the wider MDT providing up to 24 hour, 7 days a week care tailored to the individual’s needs. ACENS staff work as lone workers but as part of a wider team. Staff have continual access to indirect support from a registered nurse at all times. This is a very rewarding post enabling patients to live in their home environment and access the wider community. Duties and Responsibilities You will work within the team providing hands on care to patients. Patient needs are varied and can include invasive/non-invasive ventilation, airway management, medication administration, enteral feeding, complex and unique epilepsy and or other complex neurological conditions. In addition to your clinical skills, we are interested in your passion for working in healthcare and your commitment to delivering excellent patient centred care, as well as a demonstration of personal values aligned to those of our organisation. Responsibilities include: Delivery of patient care within the parameters of a defined care plan. Contributing to the assessment of care needs and evaluation of care plans, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to patients. Although not a permanent night shift post it will involve a high number of night shifts. Benefits and further information We provide an extensive induction programme and excellent professional training and development opportunities. ➢ Access to the NHS Pension Scheme and Staff Benefits A minimum of five weeks annual leave increasing with length of service A range of supportive employment policies including Flexible Working Travel allowance paid in line with Agenda for Change 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. For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact: Nurse in Charge, 0131 454 1014 or [email protected] Interviews Interviews will be held in person in Midlothian. This is usually around 2 weeks after the closing date but may be earlier. Candidates invited to interview will be notified directly from JobTrain and invited to book an interview slot.
