Social Care Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- 36
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves leading shifts, administering medication, and assisting with the daily organisation of the floor team. You will provide personal care, support feeding, facilitate activities, and perform general housekeeping duties including laundry. The position requires ensuring safe levels of care on shift patterns, adapting to increased dependency and staff skill mix, to enhance residents' daily living activities.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,537 – £34,303 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
259712
Salary:
Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303)
Job closing date:
30/09/2026
Job Type:
Personal and Social Care
Location:
An Acarsaid Community Care Centre
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
15/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Highland
Department:
Adult Social Care
Job Advert
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.
Highland Health and Social Care Services help people from all walks of life, as well as their families or carers. Health and Social Care in Highland provides help and assistance in many situations arising due to illness, disability, old age or poverty.
Applicants will be required to shift lead, carry out medication rounds, to assist in day to day organisation and smooth running of floor team. Care of residents including personal care supported feeding, activities, general housekeeping including laundry and any other tasks as required to lead, support and enhance residents activities of daily living. To provide safe levels of care on shift patterns due to increased dependency/s
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