Care Assistant

Care Assistant focuses on supporting people with care, daily routines, clinical tasks, or wellbeing according to the role remit.

What the role involves

• Supporting people with care, daily routines, clinical tasks, or wellbeing according to the role remit.
• Follow safeguarding, medication, documentation, or care-plan requirements where they apply.

Skills and requirements

• Undertake a key working role within the service so should have knowledge and experience of Support Planning and the reviewing process and Risk Assessing in relation to older people.
• This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a or a NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).

Confirmed role details

• This post holder will be responsible for leading the shift, administration of medication and supporting and guiding other care staff to meet the needs of the residents.
• This is a permanent part-time post of 29.5 hours working as per service requirements.

Candidate fit

• Patience, dignity, clear communication, and dependable care standards.

Additional role context

• 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.