# Senior Health Care Support Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Highland.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Highland
- **Location:** Caithness General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £29,103 - £31,409
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T09:24:48.257Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=268748
- **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=268748
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 258336
- Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
- Job closing date: 20/09/2026
- Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
- Location: Caithness General Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 28.9
- Job posted date: 01/09/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: North Acute Medical (CGH)

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Healthcare Support Worker to join our friendly team within the Rosebank Ward at Caithness General Hospital, Wick.

We are a busy acute surgical and medical admission ward, with a three bedded enhanced level of care unit. We aim to provide a high standard of care to our clients on a daily basis. All acute medical, surgical and emergency department admissions are received through the acute referral pathway.

This is an exciting opportunity, at a time of continuing quality improvement and redesign. You will be supported in completing a development and training program to gain the experience needed to deliver a high standard of evidence based patient centred care. You will be working closely with the multi-disciplinary team.

This is a part-time post working 28.9 hours per week on a rotational contract and is to cover Days and Nights.

### This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Health and Care Worker visa. NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).

Informal enquiries would be welcomed by Ann Gunn, Senior Charge Nurse, Tel: 01955 880308/310

## Documents

- [Highland 258336 Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1191845&JobId=268748)
- [Highland Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1191846&JobId=268748)

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