Healthcare Support Worker - Home First

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OUR VALUES IN ACTION

• Compassion
• Kindness
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Excellence
  
  

Fixed Term/Secondment for 7 months

The Home First Service has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) to join our team in the Tweeddale locality on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave from 01/10/2026 – 30/04/2027.

Home First is focused on collaborative working with acute and community teams to support people home or within a homely setting. With a locality led community approach to reablement and broader health and social care services, the emphasis is on prevention, anticipation, and supported self-management.

The Home First service is delivered in an integrated way alongside Hospital at Home, District Nursing, Community Allied Health Professionals, Adult Social Work and Adult Social Care services to provide a holistic community response across the Borders.

We are seeking a motivated and adaptable HCSW who would like to be part of a friendly team. The post holder must be confident in decision making and be able to work without direct supervision. Support and training will be provided.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team working alongside Registered Nursing staff providing the delivery of high-quality person-centred care to people in their own homes. You will also work with the other health professionals within the team, patients and families to coordinate care.

The successful candidate will be expected to support service delivery across the other localities that includes Central, Teviot & Tweeddale when required.

The role requires you to have a full UK driving licence with business insurance and be flexible to work weekdays and weekends on a rotational basis to meet the needs of the service. Hours of work are 08.00 – 20.30 over 7 days.

Informal enquiries regarding the post are welcomed by Faye Fowler, Team Lead via email at [email protected] and Andrea Johnstone, Clinical Nurse Manager via email at [email protected]

Whether you’re early in your career or looking to take the next step into a more senior role, NHS Borders offers a supportive environment where you can grow, influence change, and make a real impact.

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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. 

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

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