Nursing Auxilliary – Paediatric Intensive Care

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

Role Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a vacancy within PICU for a Band 2 HCSW. The successful candidate will work as part of the multi – disciplinary team. PICU is a 22-bedded unit caring for a variety of patients including emergency and elective surgery, cardiac services, orthopaedics, trauma, general medical, oncology, ENT, neurology and neurosurgery and plastic surgery with responsibility for lead service provision throughout Scotland, and referrals from other centres and Europe.

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a or a NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is unable to provide candidates or employees with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

This is a permanent post of 37 hours per week.

The location is the Royal Hospital for Children and the shift patterns are between 0730-2000 and 1930-0800.

Key responsibilities:

• Carry out assigned tasks in delivering and supporting direct patient care under the direction of a registered nurse to ensure delivery of a high quality of patient care.
• Co-operate with and maintain good relationships with other disciplines that are attending and treating patients to maximise patient care.
• Maintain good relationships and an empathic approach to patients’ carers and relatives and refer them to a trained nurse for any questions they may have on the patients’ condition or for any suggestions or complaints that they wish to raise.
• Report observed changes in the patients’ physical/psychological needs and participate in maintaining accurate and up-to-date records to ensure effective communication.
• Work within organisational policies and procedures to ensure maintenance of safe working practices for patients and colleagues.
• Adhere to ward and organisational procedures for the use of supplies and equipment in order to promote the effective and efficient use of resources.
• Maintain stock levels of all supplies and carry out housekeeping duties, to support the smooth running of the ward area.
• Participate in personal career development plan to maintain skills and develop personal growth through training and education.
• Assist patients with feeding and maintenance of personal hygiene as appropriate.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

Familiarity with Hospital Environment

Knowledge and understanding of hospital and departmental policies that affect day to day activities, e.g. Health and safety, Moving and Handling, Infection Control, Environmental Cleanliness Standards, Monitoring Tools, Safety of Medical gases, COSHH Regs, Fire safety and Evacuation Training.

Demonstrate an ability to develop and maintain effective and efficient administrative monitoring and recording systems and have an understanding of basic computer systems.

Awareness and understanding of Hospital Acquired Infection principles and its prevention.

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.

From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.

Candidates must provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools or other third-party assistance to generate, draft or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the recruitment process.

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