Health Care Support Worker - Community

About the Organisation

NHS Lanarkshire puts the patient at the heart of everything it does. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how healthcare services are delivered. The organisation proudly serves a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services, Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

About the Role

This role will be to work as part of the multi-disciplinary Health Visitor team to support initiatives in the community, taking a holistic approach to promoting general health and well being under the guidance of Registered Nurses. The post holder will also provide clinical and clerical support in order to ensure the smooth running of the service. The working pattern for this role is 4 days between Monday - Friday (09.00am - 17.00pm).

Responsibilities

• To work as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Assist in the delivery of high quality care to meet individual need.
• Assist clinicians in a variety of clinical settings as required.
• Following training, the post holder will carry out tasks as delegated by appropriate clinicians e.g. Registered Nurse, Health Visitor.

Requirements

• SVQ III in Healthcare or working towards or equivalent working in the role.
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Effective written, verbal and electronic communication skills.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

Benefits

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more

Equal Opportunities

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Julie Paterson, HV Team Leader, Public Health on Julie.Paterson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Gemma Irwin, Recruitment Administrator on Gemma.Irwin@Lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk