Healthcare Support Worker - Outpatients / Pre Assessment Team

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

This is a permanent post of 22.2 hours per week with Monday to Friday.

This post is pro-rata for part time hours.

An opportunity has arisen for a 22.2hour post in Outpatients and Pre-Operative Assessment. The successful candidate would be expected to work over 3-4 days covering both Outpatients and Pre Op Assessment. The job consists of chaperoning patients during examinations, taking and recording blood pressures, height, weight, pulse, temperature and urinalysis.

Phlebotomy is part of the role also and training will be provided for this. Ensuring the department and rooms are clean and set up for the relevant clinics which include ophthalmology, general surgery, general medicine, orthopaedics, renal, diabetic, respiratory, rheumatology, cardiology, Ear Nose and Throat, oncology, urology, neurology and gastroenterology. Part of the role will be to answer telephone calls, take messages and co-ordinate the running of clinics in both Outpatients and Pre Op Assessment.

Informal contact : Paula Currie, SCN, 01389817379, [HIDDEN TEXT]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process : Information for candidates

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service is available on the Supporting Information document.

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Skills Required

Phlebotomy, urinalysis