NHS National Services Scotland
Healthcare Support Worker (Glasgow Clinical Apheresis Unit, TAS)
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Public Services Delivery Scotland
About The Organisation
PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.
We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.
The Post
The Therapeutic Apheresis Service (TAS) has three Clinical Apheresis Units (CAU) in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow and offer a specialised 24/7 service, with both routine and out-of-hours support, enabling NHS Health Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care at its highest standards. The service is medically lead and nurse delivered according to nationally developed policies and procedures.
Our team in Glasgow CAU have extensive experience in a variety of apheresis procedures, including Autologous and Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell, Lymphocyte collections, Photopheresis, Plasma exchanges and Red cell exchanges for a variety of patients.
The Candidate
We are looking for a kind, friendly, caring and outgoing Health Care Support Worker to provide patient focused and high quality-care. You will support the delivery of Apheresis Services in the Glasgow Clinical Apheresis Unit based at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.
You will become a valued member of a dynamic team, assisting in the delivery of the apheresis activity, including basic patient care, stock management and other admin duties. Experience of working well both independently and as part of a team and the ability to prioritise workload are essential for this role.
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
Location and Working Pattern
The CAU in Glasgow is based at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Hours will be between Monday to Friday (08:00 15:42/15:30), 36 hours per week
PSD Scotland is a remote-friendly employer with colleagues based throughout Scotland. We support hybrid and office-based working arrangements where possible and welcome discussions about alternative working patterns during the application process.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK and have entitlement to work in the UK for the post in which you will be employed.
Benefits
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
Inclusion
Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from all under-represented groups, including racially minoritised people and disabled people. You do not need to be working in a similar role now. Whether you are returning from a career break, such as maternity, paternity or caring responsibilities, or bringing transferable skills from another sector, your experience can bring a valuable perspective to our work. We are committed to supporting staff health, wellbeing and development, and offer a range of learning and development opportunities to promote diversity, inclusion and positive mental health. Staff can also join a range of equality networks. As an equal opportunities employer and accredited Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate shortlisting approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance. If you would like to discuss the role, reasonable adjustments or alternative working patterns before applying, please contact NSS.wfrs@nhs.scot.
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Further Information
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Lorna Jackson, Senior Charge Nurse at 0141 301 7017 or at
Closing date for completed applications is 8th October 2026.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
We are an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies however, where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate shortlisting approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance.
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