# Social Care Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Highland.

## Canonical URLs

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Highland
- **Location:** Grant House
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £26,696 - £28,988
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-17T13:21:16.697Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=267158
- **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=267158
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 256748
- Salary: Band 2 (£26,696 - £28,988)
- Job closing date: 30/08/2026
- Job Type: Personal and Social Care
- Location: Grant House
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 17/08/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: Grant House Care Home

Grant House is a residential home in the Badenoch & Strathspey area, providing holistic person-centred support to older adults who need long term care in a homely environment. A position has become available for enthusiastic care assistants to work in the home.

It is an ideal position for anyone that has considered working in care, with excellent staff development programmes and the ability to progress your career in the NHS.

Interested individuals should apply via the NHS Scotland website.

The job involves hands on care supporting people to be as independent as possible, it is people centred, and highly rewarding. You will learn about care delivery and planning, medication management, working within a close team, and to develop communication skills. There is a lot of focus on activity and providing opportunities for residents to go out into the local community with support and continue hobbies and interests supported by staff.

NHS Highland provides training and supports all staff in doing qualifications for their role and encourages everyone to develop and progress their career.

It is a highly rewarding job and one that can potentially bring a huge amount of personal satisfaction, as well as supporting the residents that live here to live life to the full.

### Please note this post isn't eligible for sponsorship and a CoS can't be provided.

### Informal enquiries to Cara Brooks – Manager - cara.brooks@nhs.scot/Jennifer Grant – Deputy Manager - jennifer.grant7@nhs.scot

## Documents

- [Job description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1185049&JobId=267158)
- [Highland Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1185039&JobId=267158)

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