EG- Senior Healthcare Support Worker

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the children’s ward at Dr Grays hospital for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Healthcare support Worker to join our friendly and supportive team.

The Paediatric Department includes an 8 bedded Ward seeing patients under a variety of specialities with the potential for acutely ill children to be transferred to tertiary hospitals. The ward offers fantastic learning and development opportunities and an out-patient department. The successful candidate will be expected to work between the Paediatric OPD and the Ward and must be enthusiastic, hardworking and motivated with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work using their initiative.

Prior experience of working with Children is essential to this role with careful consideration of applications that demonstrate the applicants individual skills and qualities.

Elgin, and the surrounding Moray County is a popular area to live in, with good transport links to Aberdeen and Inverness.

This post involves shift work seven days a week 365 days a year.

For further information please contact:
Senior Charge Nurse Karen Merrin, Children’s Ward, Dr Grays Hospital. Tel: email:
Karen.merrint

Please note this post may close early if a large volume of applications are received.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.