# Health Care Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Fife. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-support-worker/c073abc4-0ec3-40b5-8e96-c34ae9180e6d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-support-worker/c073abc4-0ec3-40b5-8e96-c34ae9180e6d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Fife - **Town:** Kirkcaldy - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £29,103 - £31,409 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T09:00:03.981Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=240846 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=240846 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhsfife.org ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 240445 - Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409) - Job closing date: 09/06/2026 - Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery - Location: Victoria Hospital - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 25 hours - Job posted date: 26/05/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife - Department: Outpatients Department Applications are welcomed for the post of Healthcare Support Worker within the Outpatient Department at Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy The Outpatient Department provides a comprehensive range of services across multiple specialties and supports a busy and diverse clinical environment. We are seeking an individual who demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills, good IT competence, and the ability to work flexibly and effectively within a multidisciplinary team. The ability to use initiative appropriately, alongside strong organisational, customer service, and problem-solving skills, is essential. The successful candidate will undertake delegated duties in support of direct patient care and contribute to the safe and efficient delivery of outpatient services. You will be expected to maintain high standards of care in accordance with NHS policies and procedures. Following a period of supported induction and training, there will be opportunities to develop additional competencies relevant to the role. This is a 25-hour post. Shift patterns will be arranged to meet the needs of the service.The post is based at Queen Margaret Hospital; however, the successful applicant must demonstrate flexibility and willingness to work across both acute hospital sites as required. For informal enquiries please contact Senior Charge Nurse Janice Dickson or Charge Nurse Angela Hamilton on 01592 643355 ext 28405 ### 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. - Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers. - 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. A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form. We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. 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. ## Job Details Applications are welcomed for the post of Healthcare Support Worker within the Outpatient Department at Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy The Outpatient Department provides a comprehensive range of services across multiple specialties and supports a busy and diverse clinical environment. We are seeking an individual who demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills, good IT competence, and the ability to work flexibly and effectively within a multidisciplinary team. The ability to use initiative appropriately, alongside strong organisational, customer service, and problem-solving skills, is essential. The successful candidate will undertake delegated duties in support of direct patient care and contribute to the safe and efficient delivery of outpatient services. You will be expected to maintain high standards of care in accordance with NHS policies and procedures. Following a period of supported induction and training, there will be opportunities to develop additional competencies relevant to the role. This is a 25-hour post. Shift patterns will be arranged to meet the needs of the service.The post is based at Queen Margaret Hospital; however, the successful applicant must demonstrate flexibility and willingness to work across both acute hospital sites as required. For informal enquiries please contact Senior Charge Nurse Janice Dickson or Charge Nurse Angela Hamilton on 01592 643355 ext 28405 AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own. Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool. A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form. We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. 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. ## Documents - [240445 - Person Spec (DOC, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1154777&JobId=240846) - [240445 - Job Description (DOC, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1154776&JobId=240846) - [NHS Fife - Terms & Conditions January 2024 (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1154761&JobId=240846) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.