Health Care Assistant - Child Specific Perth, Scotland
Job description
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.
We have a rare and exciting fixed term for 12 months opportunity for a Health Care Support Worker to join our nursing team in Fairview School, Perth. The post holder will work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team to provide support and care to a specific child with additional support needs in the school / nursery environment to promote attendance at school/ nursery. The post holder will provide the healthcare required to support the child’s attendance at school/nursery. This will include airway suctioning.
Experience of working with children with additional support needs is desirable.
You must have a SVQ3 in child/social care or NNEB/HNC in child care or equivalent.
The post holder’s performance must comply with the national “Mandatory induction Standards for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland” 2009, and with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers
Ability to travel across the Tayside sites.
Informal enquiries to: Dawn McFawns Senior Charge Nurse 01382 424188 or Kelly Burns Charge Nurse on 01382 823025
- Band 3
Hours of work are 31.5 per week Term Time Only.
- (Salary and band are indicative only and are subject to Agenda for Change job evaluation)
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
