Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant Falkirk, Scotland

NHS Scotland
Full Time Falkirk, Scotland 25468 - 27486 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

1 x 37.5 hours

1 x 30 hours

This is a diverse role which involves the day to day delivery of a high standard of support to the nursing team whilst also working autonomously within competencies, to a population who have a complex range of mental health, physical, psychological, substance misuse and social problems whilst maintaining a high level of awareness of and compliance with security procedures within the prison setting.

The Healthcare Assistant is an integral role in the extensive multi disciplinary team, whose overall aim is to improve the physical, mental health and wellbeing of prisoners, to support rehabilitation and to contribute to the offender outcome strategy by supporting clinicians in their provision of high quality, effective and efficient care to individual patients at whatever their point of need is in their healthcare journey.

The ability to demonstrate high quality, person–centred care and good team working is essential. Keenness towards developing practice with appropriate and satisfactory clinical and interpersonal skills is necessary.

Applications are invited from those with previous experience in healthcare, SVQ3/relevant healthcare experience and competency in venepuncture.

Informal enquiries or to arrange a visit, please call Julie Gibson, Team Leader or Melanie Smith, Deputy Team Leader on 01324 722233.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.

Healthcare Assistant
NHS Scotland

www.nhsnss.org
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Ian Crichton
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
1978
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