We are looking for experienced health care assistants to join our Emergency Department in the role of Health Care Support Worker.
As part of a multidisciplinary team you will provide care to patients. You will support the registered nurses in the provision of direct patient care to a variety of patient groups, recording of observations, delivery of minors treatments, including wound care and plaster casting. extended clinical skills such as cannulation and catheterisation and housekeeping duties as required. Essential to the role is phlebotomy skills and the ability to undertake ECGs.
You must have good organisation skills and work well as part of a team. Previous health care experience is highly desirable for this role.
Additional training appropriate to the Emergency Department will be provided to successful candidates.
We have part time and full time positions available, working a 12.5 hour shift pattern over day and night shifts, including weekends and public holidays.
If successful in your application, you will be offered the opportunity to undertake an SVQ2 or SVQ3 (dependent on band) in Health and Social Care, approximately 9 months after taking up post. It is expected that you complete this qualification, which will be fully funded by NHS Fife. Your Line Manager will provide you with more information once you are in post.
If you feel this role is for you, we would welcome your application.
Informal enquiries to Senior Charge Nurses Lauren Harris or Louise Curran via telephone 01592 643355 ext 28027 or 21625 or email Lauren.harris2@nhs.scot or Louise.Curran@nhs.scot
* Please note this post may close early due to anticipated level of applicants*
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.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.