Health Care Support Worker - Community

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), 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.

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, you 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)

• 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.

• 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.

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• 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.

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.

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If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Gemma Irwin, Recruitment Administrator on Gemma.

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Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Unless otherwise stated, the Final date to receive applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.