Senior Healthcare Support Worker
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- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- 24
- Hours / week
- 24
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This Senior Healthcare Support Worker role is within Medical Ward 1, which handles a variety of acute medical conditions, including a High Dependency Area and a Paediatric area. The successful applicant will provide high-standard care and work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team across these diverse patient groups. This is a fixed-term post until July 2027, requiring 24 hours per week.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £29,103 – £31,409 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
252078
Salary:
Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
Job closing date:
15/09/2026
Job Type:
Nursing and Midwifery
Location:
Western Isles Hospital
Employment type:
Fixed-term
Hours Per Week:
24
Job posted date:
01/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Western Isles
Department:
Medical 1
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Medical Ward 1
Senior Healthcare Support Worker
Band 3 £29,103 - £31,409 pro rata/per annum
Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,461 pro rata/per annum
24 hours per week
Fixed term post until 31 st July 2027
The above vacancy has arisen within Medical Ward 1.
Medical Ward 1 deals with a wide range of acute medical conditions and has a designated 4 bedded High Dependency Area (HDA) and a 3 Bedded Paediatric area. The HDA provides facilities for patients requiring cardiac monitoring and invasive medical procedures and investigations.
Applicants should be committed to providing a high standard of care and interact well within a multi-disciplinary team, across the three patient groups.
For further information regarding this post please contact [contact details removed], Interim Senior Charge Nurse [phone number removed].
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