Job title: Health and Wellbeing Assistant
Company: NHS Scotland
Job description: 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.
Who we are:
NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.
Our purpose:
Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran.
Our values:
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What you will do:
You will carry responsibility for a caseload of patients under the supervision of a registered nurse and carry out one to one and group based interventions to monitor and enhance the physical and mental wellbeing of the patients open to the Community Mental Health team.
You will be required to set up and manage Clinics to monitor the physical health of patients on the CMHT caseload who are prescribed a variety of Psychotropic and stimulant medications.
Supervision will be provided by Registered members of the Nursing Team and work will be allocated from various members of the Multi-disciplinary team.
For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description
Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:
You will have relevant experience as a Senior Healthcare/Nursing assistant working in the health service/similar post, or SVQ level 3 or equivalent in health sciences and experience working with people who have mental health problems and complex needs.
For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification
Hours:
37.5 hours per week
Driving Licence/Car Ownership:
Car licence/Car ownership is essential to this role.
If you want to find out more about the role, please contact:: Ashley Kennedy on 01563578592
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Expected salary:
Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
Job date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 07:01:33 GMT
