Healthcare Assistant - Prison Health Care Bishopbriggs, 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.
Healthcare provision is based around a model of care specifically aimed at delivering Addiction, Mental Health and Primary Care services. The role of the Health Care Support Worker is to support professional healthcare staff to deliver care within the healthcare centre/establishment in line with the standards and policies of healthcare provision in the NHS and Scottish Prison Service. The role involves assisting the registered nurses to ensure that the physical environment is safe, clean, comfortable and suitable for patient care. To contribute to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients by being an active and supporting member of the team. This is a diverse role which involves the day to day delivery of a high standard of
support to the nursing team to enable health care to be delivered to a population who have a comprehensive range of physical, psychological, substance misuse and social problems whilst maintaining a high level of awareness and compliance with security procedure within the prison setting.
Minimum of 2 Standard Grades including English and Maths. SVQIII in healthcare or equivalent experience gained in working in a caring environment/role. Competent in the use of computerised information systems including Microsoft Office. Well-developed communication skills both written and oral. Ability to effectively met the demands of a challenging workload. An ability to work with people as part of a multidisciplinary team. Ability to prioritise assigned workload. On induction the post holder will be required to undergo the range of mandatory training, including- Basic Life Support, Moving and Handling, Breakaway Training, Suicide Risk Management Training and Fire Awareness Training. Contact details for Informal contact, Name: Doris Williamson or Shona Malone. Contact Number 0141 762 9689. Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
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