Health Care Support Worker – Child Health (Ref: 227027)
Substantive
Part Time – 22.5 hours per week
Band 3 Salary Range £28,011 - £30,230 per annum (pro rata)
Distant Islands Allowance of £2,482 per annum (pro rata)
The Child health department hosts paediatric clinics to support the health and wellbeing of children and young people, from birth to 16 years. The successful candidate in this role will support our local and visiting paediatricians in delivering this service. This will include but is not exhaustive to; obtaining growth measurements and recording of these, ECGs, urinalysis and supporting in clinical procedure.
Good communication and organisational skills across the age ranges are essential, especially as you will be the first contact in the department.
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 .
Please note that this post is not eligible for sponsorship in line with current Gov.uk guidance. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK without the need for sponsorship BEFORE submitting any applications. Further information can be found
Closing date: 12/10/2025
Interview date: 29/10/2025
Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made.
In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.