Healthcare Support Worker - Dundee, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland

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Dundee, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the multidisciplinary team of the Surgical High Dependency at Ninewells Hospital

Our Critical Care Services are situated on two sites, approximately 25 miles apart.

You will have a primary base within the Surgical High Dependency, Ninewells Hospital and will work flexibly across the other three units within Critical Care Services.

Critical Care Services, as part of the Surgical Directorate comprise of five units; two Intensive Care Units within NHS Tayside, one 8 bedded unit at Ninewells Hospital and one 3 bedded unit at PRI (Currently located on the Ninewells site), an adult Surgical High Dependency Unit of 10 beds at Ninewells Hospital, a six bedded Medical High Dependency and an 8 bed combined adult General High Dependency/ Coronary Care Unit at PRI.

The role of these services is to work in a single system to enable the effective delivery of high quality patient services for level 2 and level 3 in-patients.

You will work as part of the Ninewells Hospital Medical High Dependency team fulfilling a healthcare support role, including general healthcare assistant duties, clerical, administrative and housekeeping/ infection control duties.

You must be able to work independently, prioritising workload in an environment that is constantly changing. We are looking for someone who is organised, with excellent communication skills and good IT skills. Familiarity with NHS systems such as TRAKCARE & PECOS would be beneficial

You will be required to undertake any necessary training, to achieve the mandatory Induction standards for Healthcare support Workers in Scotland and to comply with the Code of Conduct throughout your employment.

Information on the Healthcare Support Worker Regulations can be found on NHS Tayside microsite on Staffnet>Our Websites>Healthcare Support Workers.

Hours of work 37.5 hours per week