GR -Health Care Support Worker - Hospital to Home East Lothian

East Lothian Hospital to Home Team

East Lothian Hospital to Home team have exciting opportunities for Health care Support Workers to join their team.  

Our team is expanding, and we are looking for caring, compassionate and motivated individuals to bring influential change and help develop our service to assist people who are ready for home; facilitating early discharge from hospital.

The East Lothian Hospital to Home team, works in partnership with the H&SCP locality teams and in collaboration with NHS Lothian, Primary Care, Voluntary and Third Sector services to support people to stay longer at home. 

The role involves assessing, planning, providing, managing, monitoring and evaluating nursing care, following best practice to meet the requirements of people with nursing needs in a community setting.  Your responsibilities will include assistance with activities of daily living, medication, meal prep, end of life care and palliative care. 

Why East Lothian?

East Lothian is one of the most picturesque and popular parts of Scotland to live and work with friendly welcoming towns, some of Scotlands most beautiful beaches, rolling countryside and the city of Edinburgh on our door step.

East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership is small enough to feel like you belong, and yet big enough to provide a wealth of wide range of career developing opportunities. 

Hear from your future colleagues: 

Hospital to Home: Shifting the Balance of Care:  
(https://youtu.be/9ViB34qJ77o?si=RfvDbq8DmvkEQ5ba&t=160)

Please note that a driving license is an essential requirement for the role. 

For further information regarding the posts available, please read the recruitment flyer attached below. For any questions regarding the vacancies please contact Susan Burton - ICAT Service Manager at Susan.Burton@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk