An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Health Care Support Worker to join the Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (IPCU) within Stratheden Hospital. Hollyview ward is a mixed 8 bedded purpose built unit providing quality care to adults with a diverse range of mental health issues within the Acute and Forensic services.
It would be advantageous but not compulsory for you to possess some experience working within mental health as per person specification but a full in-house Health Care Support Worker training will be provided.
The Band 3 role within Hollyview will include having delegated tasks from the Registered Mental Health Nurse but also requires the candidate to work autonomously. You must possess effective communication and interpersonal skills, have good administrative skills, demonstrate that you are a team worker and strive to provide high standards of quality of care.
Please note this post may close early due to anticipated level of applicants*
For enquires about this position, please contact Kayleigh Beveridge, Senior Charge Nurse, on Enquires can also be made to lead Nurse, Lynne Black –
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
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As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.