251033 Healthcare Support Worker

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our busy expanding Ambulatory Care team at the Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer. The successful candidate will work as part of the nurse-led unit, assisting and working with the established ACU team in delivering various patient care procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist and work with the established ACU team in delivering various patient care procedures including phlebotomy, cannulation, ECG and cardiac monitor fitting both within the Ambulatory care unit and the Galloway Community Hospital as a whole.
• Work well as part of the team, demonstrating flexibility to meet the needs of the service.
• Show good organisational skills and be able to work well both individually and as part of a team.
• Deal effectively with ever-changing priorities in the workload.
• Engage in shift work to meet the needs of the service and develop professionally.

Requirements

The successful candidate should possess excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate flexibility to meet the needs of the service. They would require to have good organisational skills, be able to work well both individually and as part of a team and have the ability to effectively deal with ever changing priorities in their workload.

Qualifications

No formal qualifications are required, but a willingness to learn and develop new skills is essential.

Skills

Excellent communication skills, flexibility, organisational skills, ability to work well both individually and as part of a team, and the ability to effectively deal with ever changing priorities in their workload.

Benefits

Shift work, the opportunity to undertake enhanced skills and develop professionally.

Pay

Negotiable based on experience.

Schedule

Shift work to meet the needs of the service.

Contact Information

If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. For any informal enquiries, please contact Elaine Rankin, Charge nurse on 01776 707803.

Additional Information

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages: https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/.

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