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.
Are you looking for a change in lifestyle whilst having a fulfilling career? Do you want to work in one of the most stunning areas of natural beauty in the UK and make a real difference to your local community providing a high standard of nursing care?
We are looking for experienced Band 3 Health Care Support Workers to join our established ward team. You should already be able to demonstrate the clinical skills required for this post.
Portree Hospital is a community hospital situated in the North of Skye. It has an inpatient ward and an Urgent Care Centre. The ward is led by GPs from Portree Medical Practice Monday – Friday. Out of hours the ward is supported by Broadford Hospital in South Skye. A busy Urgent care centre operates from the hospital and nursing staff assist the Advanced Practitioners as required. The ward is mixed and provides rehabilitation, End of Life / palliative care, and dementia care to patients from the local community.
We work closely with our sister hospital in Broadford. There would be an opportunity to work across both sites. NHS Highland is committed to developing its staff and this could be the start of your journey into nursing. We are keen to ‘grow our own’ nursing staff and actively participate in Student Nurse training programmes with the Open University.
This post supports our vision of a highly skilled, experienced, flexible workforce that has knowledge and skills in delivering modernised services. You would be part of a dedicated professional nursing team delivering a high standard of nursing care on a mixed medical admissions ward. The work is dynamic and varied due to our rural community and its popularity as a holiday destination.
We have a variety of full and part time posts available that include an internal rotation of day and night duties. If you’re not looking for a permanent contract at this point in time then we would welcome applications for Band 3 HCSW to join our bank scheme.
If you would like a taster of what it is like living and working in this remote and beautiful area please visit www.workonskye.com.
Our local development officer Sophie can be contacted via the Work on Skye website and is willing to meet applicants.
Driving Licence an advantage.
Informal enquiries to: Ann Williams, Senior Charge Nurse, email: ann.williams@nhs.scot or Carina Kechler Senior Staff Nurse, email: carina.kechler@nhs.scot
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