# Social Care Assistant

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Highland
- **Location:** Assynt House
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Care support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £26,696 - £28,988
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-11T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16T10:27:16.397Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=270273
- **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=270273
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 259861
- Salary: Band 2 (£26,696 - £28,988)
- Job closing date: 11/10/2026
- Job Type: Personal and Social Care
- Location: Bayview House (Smith Terrace)
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 18.75
- Job posted date: 16/09/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: Adult Social Care \[Caith\]

Bayview House Care Home for Older Adults are looking for a part time Social Care Assistant to join their team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team at Bayview House Care Home in Thurso as a Social Care Assistant. At Bayview, we put the residents at the heart of everything we do and each colleague within the care home plays a key role in how we support our residents.

The post works as part of the team, supporting vulnerable adults in a residential setting and to contribute to the movement and treatment of clients to maximise their physical comfort.

You must have the ability to work as part of a team or on your own initiative, follow instructions and possess good communication skills. You must also be able to respond constructively to unpredictable situations and able to cope under pressure.

The Social Care Assistant (SCA) works as part of the multi-disciplinary team. Previous experience in a social care setting is desirable and ideally you should hold an SVQ 2 in Social Care, or a willingness to achieve an SVQ2 in Social Care within 5 years of appointment to enable registration with the SSSC as a Practitioner in a Care Home Service of Adults.

For further information please refer to the person specification.

This is a permanent part-time post of 18.75 hours per week working as per service requirements

Informal enquiries to: Jill MacDonald, Manager, tel: 01847 892314 or e- mail: jill.macdonald@nhs.scot

### 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).

## Documents

- [Highland 259861 Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1198525&JobId=270273)
- [Highland Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1198526&JobId=270273)

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