Paediatric Healthcare Support Worker

Paediatric Healthcare Support Worker

Job reference: 263023
Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
Job closing date: 04/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Raigmore Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 99.2
Job posted date: 21/10/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Department: Paediatric Complex Care

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Full and Part-time Hours Considered

The Paediatric Complex Care team is expanding due to an increase in children being referred to the service. The Complex Care Team support children and their families across NHS Highland in the home environment and wider community.

This is a very rewarding post to enable these children/families to be able to access education, allow parents to have a restful sleep overnight knowing their child is being cared for to a high standard. The post holder will be joining a team to support the children within the service. The post holder will accompany the child and/or family during school/nursery, hospital appointments/admissions, outings and respite etc during their shift.

Experience of working with Children and/or community care experience is essential to this role.

Training and support will be provided to achieve various tasks and skills with assessed competency. Training takes approximately 8 weeks. Following training and assessment, competencies are achieved the post holder will lone work with the child/family with direct responsibility for the child's healthcare needs. The post holder will work within a set of guidelines and protocols and under the remit of devised competency structures with support and assessment from the team leader.

This post holder is expected to be flexible and work a variety of day, evening, weekend and night shifts does include shifts and is a 24/7 service.

Children at present live within various locations throughout NHS Highland and travel is an essential part of the role. Travel expenses will be reimbursed and accommodation provided for stays.

Access and use of own car is essential.

Informal enquiries welcome to:
Samantha Tait – Samantha.tait@nhs.scot
Rebekah Black – rebekah.black@nhs.scot

How to apply

• Apply online through Jobtrain
• Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a high number of applications are received. Early application is therefore advised.
• Please ensure the address on your application form reflects your current place of residence for your present workplace and can be verified through your identification documents.
• Do not upload a CV – CVs are not used for shortlisting
• Applications close at midnight on the stated closing date
• Once submitted, applications cannot be changed

Keeping in Touch

• We will contact you by email
• Please check your email (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account regularly

Support and Accessibility

• If you need adjustments to support you through the recruitment process, please tell us

Internal candidates

• Some posts are internal only
• If you work for NHS Highland, make sure your Jobtrain profile shows this

What is it like to work for NHS Highland?

• Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers

Supporting documents: Highland ES09 261716 Job Description (PDF); Highland Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment (DOCX).