Job details
- Job reference: 250442
- Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
- Job closing date: 17/06/2026
- Job Type: Personal and Social Care
- Location: Badenoch & Strathspey
- Employment type: Fixed-term
- Hours Per Week: 22.75
- Job posted date: 03/06/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: Care at Home
The fixed –term post is a shift covering morning and lunches. Some experience in care is desirable but all training is provided. The post holder will deliver assessed care packages to older adults in their own home to ensure their health and wellbeing, and remain independent in their own home. There are opportunities to gain and SVQ qualifications: a great work life balance with 4 days on and 4 days off, with enhancements for working weekends, NHSH excellent terms and conditions with 28 days paid holidays pro rata.
For further information please contact -
Margaret Air 01479 813 405, margaret.air@nhs.scot
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.
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.
Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.
Care and compassion
Dignity and respect
Openness, honesty and responsibility
Quality and teamwork
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This advert is for Enablement Worker with NHS Highland in Inverness, North of Scotland, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £29,103 - £31,409. The contract type is Fixed-term. The application deadline is 17 Jun 2026.
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