GR - Healthcare Support Worker in Edinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED TUE 7 JAN 2025 Jump to job information section
Band 3
NHS Lothian rd3KVzM
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Outreach Service
Exciting opportunities are available to join the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) Outreach service team. We have two part-time Healthcare Support Worker positions available, and we are looking for passionate, caring, motivated people to join our team.
Posts available - 1x 25 hour per week
1x 20 hour per week
Successful candidates will work in the Scottish Borders. Please note that these are night shift only positions.
The Outreach Service aims to support families with children who have Exceptional Health Care Needs. The children and young people have varied individual needs, many are technology dependent most are chronically ill with limited life expectancy and exceptional health care needs. All children and young people have an individual package of care and the aim is to provide high quality, consistent and continuous care and therefore help the family live as normal a life as possible.
For more information please contact Team Lead Gavin Herbert:
A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the link below:
Find out what our staff say about working in NHS Lothian at:
https://jobsincare.com/job/jbliiZCa you are an internal NHS Lothian Band 3 candidate we will not proceed with shortlisting and interview and instead you will move to our internal transfer process. To find out more about the internal transfer process please click on the link below:
If you would like to arrange a careers conversation to discuss your career, career pathways and opportunities within NHS Lothian please clink on the link below:
Exciting opportunities are available to join the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) Outreach service team. We have two part-time Healthcare Support Worker positions available, and we are looking for passionate, caring, motivated people to join our team.
Posts available - 1x 25 hour per week
1x 20 hour per week
Successful candidates will work in the Scottish Borders. Please note that these are night shift only positions.
The Outreach Service aims to support families with children who have Exceptional Health Care Needs. The children and young people have varied individual needs, many are technology dependent most are chronically ill with limited life expectancy and exceptional health care needs. All children and young people have an individual package of care and the aim is to provide high quality, consistent and continuous care and therefore help the family live as normal a life as possible.
For more information please contact Team Lead Gavin Herbert:
A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the link below:
Find out what our staff say about working in NHS Lothian at:
https://jobsincare.com/job/jbliiZCa you are an internal NHS Lothian Band 3 candidate we will not proceed with shortlisting and interview and instead you will move to our internal transfer process. To find out more about the internal transfer process please click on the link below:
If you would like to arrange a careers conversation to discuss your career, career pathways and opportunities within NHS Lothian please clink on the link below:
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If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
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