251651 Healthcare Support Worker
About the role
We are seeking an individual to join our busy expanding Day Surgery team at the Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer. We require an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is able to work well as part of our team here with a fast turnover of patients undergoing a variety of procedures.
Responsibilities
- Assist and work with the established teams in the delivery of various patient care procedures, both within Day Surgery as well as the Galloway Community Hospital as a whole.
- Possess excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate flexibility to meet the needs of the service.
- Show 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.
- Include shift work to meet the needs of the service and provide an interesting and challenging opportunity to undertake enhanced skills 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
Commensurate with experience.
Skills
Not specified.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
Not specified.
Schedule
Shift work to meet the needs of the service.
Information for candidates
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 here.
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: here.
For any informal enquiries please contact Laura Gordon, Senior Charge Nurse on 01776707705.
Additional Information
Posts close at midnight on the indicated date however please be aware that a vacancy may close early due to volume of applications, therefore you should not delay in submitting your application.
Equalities and Diversity
NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
Public Protection
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.
Additional Information for International Candidates
RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
Work Visa
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: here.
UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.
Vacancies requiring professional registration
Full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc) is required.