# 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:** The Mackintosh Centre
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Care support worker
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £26,696 - £28,988
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T10:39:02.365Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=269095
- **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=269095
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 258683
- Salary: Band 2 (£26,696 - £28,988)
- Job closing date: 27/09/2026
- Job Type: Personal and Social Care
- Location: The Mackintosh Centre
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 6
- Job posted date: 03/09/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: The Mackintosh Centre

An opportunity has risen for a Band 2 Social Care Assistant to join the team at the Mackintosh Centre in Mallaig. The Mackintosh Centre supports residential care in the Lochaber area for up to 8 residents. Applications welcome from people possessing excellent communication skills with a caring attitude. Treating residents with dignity and respect whilst supporting them to have a good quality of life is at the core of what we do. Full details of the role available in Job Description. Experience not essential as training will be given.

### Informal enquiries to Hannah Hardy Hannah.hardy@nhs.scot

### Please note that this post is not eligible for Visa sponsorship and a CoS cannot be provided.

## Documents

- [Job description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1193259&JobId=269095)
- [Highland Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1193258&JobId=269095)

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