Patient Support Worker - Community Nursing Service Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
Due to the anticipated response to this post it may close before the closing date noted on the advert therefore once you start your application form please complete it immediately
Full and Part Time hours are available.
(Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.
This post will be part Home First Response service and will be based within the RES teams in Renfrewshire. The Home First Response service provides a MDT approach to support patients discharged from hospital and works collaboratively across community teams to prevent admission. The successful candidate will have experience within a care environment, have or working towards SVQ level 3 or have equivalent experience and be able to work effectively within a MDT team. The post holder will provide hands on care and support within a rehabilitation ethos. This post offers the opportunity to develop competencies across all health fields to be able to support nursing and AHP care plans, treatments and therapies as well as the opportunity to work closely with patients to enable them to live safely at home. Hours of work will be flexible to cover between 8.30 am and 9.30pm, 7 days per week. Referrals to the team will be from acute sites to aid a speedy and safe discharge, from GP and primary care with the aim of keeping people at home by the provision of extra care and treatment. This post presents an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to be part of a new service and approach to care delivery.
Informal Contact: Alison Togher, Tel No: 07816182814
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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