Healthcare Support Workers
Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.
A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: https://services.nhslothian.scot/nursingandmidwifery/strategic-plan-2023-2028/
Recruitment process – We use a values and competency based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set our in our Strategic Plan.
Trainee Healthcare Support Workers – West Lothian React Care Team
Exciting opportunity is available to join the React Care Team within West Lothian St Johns. We have various Trainee Band 3 Full Time – Fixed Term (1 Year) positions available and we are looking for passionate, caring, motivated people to join our skilled nursing/rehab/palliative Care Team.
We offer the opportunity to work with our dedicated team within patients own homes supported by a highly skilled multidisciplinary team of therapist and nurses and impact positively on the lives of thousands of patients and their families within West Lothian.
Duties and Responsibilities
Within your duties you are expected to be able to delivery every aspect of personal care. To be able to differentiate between care, palliative and rehab patients and deliver care at the appropriate level of care to each group of patients. To recognises signs of deterioration and elevate this appropriately to the pertinent senior.
Shift patterns
Combination of early shifts 08:30-14:30hrs or 09:00-15:00hrs depending on finishing time the previous day and or late shifts 16:00-22:00hrs
Loan working is a major part of the job along with nighttime driving. Using a reliance safety device to protect loan working.
Please note, a driving license, and access to a car, is essential for this post.
For more information, please contact Senior Charge Nurse, Patricia Mullen on patricia.mullen@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk. Alternatively contact Lead Manager, Paula Bigger on paula.bigger@nhslothian/scot.nhs.uk.
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
Find out what our staff say about working in NHS Lothian at: Who We Are – NHS Lothian Careers
#J-18808-Ljbffr…