Healthcare Support Worker

As part of this transformation, NSS and NES have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

About the Organisation:

PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.

The Post:

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) plays a vital role not only in the health of the people of Scotland, but also on an international scale through our leading position in new product development biomedical research and donor/clinical services.

Therapeutic Apheresis Service (TAS) has three Clinical Apheresis Units (CAU) in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow and offer a specialised 24/7 service, with both routine and out-of-hours support, enabling NHS Health Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care at its highest standards. The service is medically lead and nurse delivered according to nationally developed policies and procedures.

Our team in Glasgow CAU have extensive experience in a variety of apheresis procedures, including Autologous and Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell, Lymphocyte collections, Photopheresis, Plasma exchanges and Red cell exchanges for a variety of patients.

The Candidate:

We are looking for a kind, friendly, caring and outgoing Health Care Support Worker to provide patient focused and high quality-care. You will support the delivery of Apheresis Services in the Glasgow Clinical Apheresis Unit based at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.

You will become a valued member of a dynamic team, assisting in the delivery of the apheresis activity, including basic patient care, stock management and other admin duties. Experience of working well both independently and as part of a team and the ability to prioritise workload are essential for this role.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.