195677 Healthcare Support Worker inCastle Douglas inCastle Douglas PUBLISHED 15 SEP 2024

Castle Douglas Hospital is a 16 bedded community hospital providing rehabilitation and palliative care to a range of patients across the region. We also support the Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy Team as required. We are seeking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly team on a permanent basis.

As a health care support worker, you will be responsible for the provision of person centred care within a supportive environment. You will be expected to have the ability to work autonomously and as part of a fantastic multidisciplinary team. We aim to deliver high quality care always showing respect, compassion and empathy and would be looking for these characteristics from applicants.

This is a 30 hour post and is rotational, covering days and nights. The successful candidate must be able to work flexibly as required to meet service needs. 12 hour shifts or 6 hour shifts would be considered for the right applicant.

This post may involve clinic and home visits in remote and rural areas therefore a current driving licence is an essential requirement of this post. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence, consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged.

Informal Enquiries to: Lisa Rennie, Senior Charge Nurse - email or telephone


Please Note: The salary for this vacancy does not meet the minimum required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.



Additional Information For Candidates



To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages



NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.



APPLICATION PROCESS -


Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately. Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates. Please contact Jobtrain Candidate Support Hub - www.jobsincare.com/job/j7mFwcna for advice and support with any system issues.

~ We recommend using the Internet Browser "Google Chrome" or "Microsoft Edge" when using Jobtrain. Users may also experience issues if accessing Jobtrain via mobile phone.

~ DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for short listing purposes.

~ Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments.

~ Posts close at midnight on the indicated date.

~ If you are a member of staff please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

~ Staff and patients across Dumfries and Galloway enjoy free, unlimited parking at all our hospital sites.


Please be aware that a vacancy may close early due to volume of applications, therefore you should not delay in submitting your application.



EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY


NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.


PUBLIC PROTECTION


Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.


RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM


NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the UK can work at www.jobsincare.com/job/j7mFwcna ensure the vacancy salary meets the minimum salary required for sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.



UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION


NHS Dumfries & Galloway are currently unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.

Vacancies requiring professional registration
require full United Kingdom registration
with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC etc).