Healthcare Support Worker Edinburgh

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Medacs Healthcare Full time

Client Name
:
NHS Scotland


Location:
NHS Lothian - Edinburgh, Livingston and surrounding areas


Role:
Band 2 Healthcare support worker (HCA/HCSW)

Rates
:
£ £21.12 per hour + holiday pay


Shifts:
Flexible hours, with shifts available throughout the day, night & at weekends across multiple NHS Lothian locations.

Benefits:

  • Access to Care4Carers to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding care.
  • Competitive pay rates
  • First sight of agency HCSW/HCA shifts across multiple healthboards
  • Nextday payroll
  • Block bookings in your favourite locations
  • Excellent support from your own dedicated consultant


Working alongside a friendly, welcoming team of dedicated professionals, you will be utilising these resources to provide care and support of the highest calibre to patients and staff.


General key skills
- quick thinking abilities
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- excellent attention to detail & timekeeping
- a methodical approach to tasks
- the ability to work well and under pressure
- empathy, understanding & a flexible attitude
- a desire to learn and improve
- the ability to use a computer competently

Main Duties/Responsibilities
As a Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker with
Medacs Healthcare, you will

  • Work alongside doctors, nurses and clinical staff to deliver safe, patient centred care.
  • Actively support emergency admissions, planned admissions and postsurgery patients and their families, communicating information using a variety of methods, to ensure effective understanding.
  • Safely contribute to assessments and delivery of care
  • Adhere to all required NHS policies
  • Ideally have an SVQ level 3 in healthcare or equivalent, or be working towards this

Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications
Essential

  • 12 months experience as a healthcare support worker/assistant in NHS hospitals

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