Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) to join our Integrated Care team in East Ross.
You must have effective communication, interpersonal skills and be a team player providing high standards of practice and quality person centred care. Flexible working is essential, working between two bases supporting the needs of the service.
Responsibilities
* Provide support to members of the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency Community Teams in delivering high standards of holistic, person-centred care to patients and their families/carers.
* Work with nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy departments on a rotational basis, providing quality care under direct and indirect supervision.
* Regularly work unsupervised both in clinic and community settings.
* Engage with patients/clients within their own community setting and, at times, within the community hospital, in relation to identified care plans and goal-centred activity.
* Focus on maximising independence and supporting the individual to remain in their own home.
* Support and facilitate prompt discharge from hospital and actively work preventatively to reduce/prevent admissions.
* Work within defined parameters and scope of practice, often unsupervised with delegated workload to fulfil agreed/assessed needs with a person-centred focus.
* Work on a range of tasks within a multidisciplinary framework, such as wound care, basic vital signs, venepuncture, catheter care and provision of equipment.
Requirements / Qualifications
* Full current driver's licence and access to a car is essential.
* Flexible working arrangements to support two bases and service needs.
* Clear communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work as part of a team and provide high standards of practice and person-centred care.
Other Information
Please note we cannot offer Visa sponsorship for this post.
Informal enquiries to Fiona.genney1@nhs.scot or Helen.kernaghan@nhs.scot.
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.
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