PM252548 - Healthcare Support Worker

Senior Healthcare Support Worker Band 3

Aberdeen Maternity Hospital

Two Permanent Posts Available

• 1 x 30 hours per week
• 1 x 26.25 hours per week

We are seeking compassionate, enthusiastic, and motivated

Healthcare Support Workers to join our dedicated maternity team at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital.

In this rewarding role, you will work alongside midwives and nurses to deliver high-quality, safe, and person-centred care to women, birthing people, babies, and their families throughout pregnancy, labour, birth, and the postnatal period.

Responsibilities

As a Healthcare Support Worker, you will play an important part in supporting families during a significant time in their lives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with basic clinical care, including observations and feeding support.
• Supporting women and babies with personal care needs.
• Assisting with the comfort and wellbeing of patients and their families.
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming clinical environment.
• Working collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary maternity team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about providing compassionate care and making a positive difference to the experience of those accessing maternity services.

The posts are based within

Aberdeen Maternity Hospital and involve working a variety of shifts, including days, nights, weekends. Shifts are 12 hours in duration and are worked on a rota averaged over a three-week period.

If you are caring, reliable, and committed to delivering excellent patient care, we would welcome your application.

For informal enquires please email: or

Interviews will take place in person on: 6 and 13 October 2026.

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.

Additional Information For Candidates

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

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