# Health Care Assistant - Medicine for Older Adults

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lanarkshire.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Lanarkshire
- **Location:** University Hospital Monklands
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £26,696 - £28,988
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22T14:49:18.888Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=271805
- **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=271805
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 261390
- Salary: Band 2 (£26,696 - £28,988)
- Job closing date: 29/10/2026
- Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
- Location: University Hospital Monklands
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 22/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
- Department: Medicine for Older Adults

### About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

### The Role

### As part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will carry out routine personal care/assist with routine examination duties for patients, in support of (and supervised by), a registered nurse/clinician. The post holder will ensure a person centred approach to care delivery which is safe and effective to ensure and maintain quality strategy. The post holder will carry out assigned duties to maintain hygiene, order and safety within the ward/department environment.

### The post holder will carry out assigned duties to maintain hygiene, order and safety within the ward/department environment.

### In this key role, you will:

- Co-operate with and maintain good relationships with other disciplines that are attending and treating patients to maximise patient care.
- Maintain good relationships and an empathic approach to clients’ carers and relatives and refer them to a registered nurse for any questions they may have on the patients’ condition or for any suggestions or complaints that they wish to raise.
- Report observed changes in the patients’ physical/psychological needs and participate in maintaining accurate and up-to-date records to ensure effective communication.
- Work within Divisional policies and procedures to ensure maintenance of safe working practices for patients and colleagues.
- Adhere to ward and unit procedures for the use of supplies and equipment in order to promote the effective and efficient use of resources.
- Maintain stock levels of all supplies and carry out housekeeping duties, to support the smooth running of the ward unit area.

### What You'll Bring:

- Knowledge of personal care and related procedures or previous volunteer or work experience in a health, education or social environment.
- Required to undertake on the job training and induction
- Undertake mandatory HCSW standards
- Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

### What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

- Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Sabha Sawar , Senior Charge Nurse on Sabha.Sawar@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Stephanie McNeill, Recruitment Administrator on Stephanie.McNeill@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

### AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application, but your answers must be your own.

- Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
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- Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you, not an AI tool.

### Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

### This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.

## Documents

- [Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1213661&JobId=271805)
- [Person Specification (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1213662&JobId=271805)

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