Marie Curie seeks additional support in Sutherland
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The country’s leading end of life charity – Marie Curie – is looking for local people with a health or social care background to join its community nursing teams.
Last year Marie Curie provided over 1600 visits to terminally ill people in the Highlands and Islands.
Due to the pandemic, more people have died at home from a reduction in health and social care services, and for some, they won’t have received the care and support they desperately needed, with their loved ones taking on caring roles.
The charity, which provides palliative and end of life care and support to people in their homes, as well as its two Scottish hospices, is looking for two registered nurses and six health care assistants to cover Sutherland, Caithness, Orkney, Wester Ross, Lochaber and the Western Isles.
Marie Curie clinical nurse manager Lesley Middleton said: "We know how vital the services we provide to terminally people are – even more so, for those living in rural areas. Last year, we cared for the highest amount of people on record since the charity began over 70 years ago, and it’s imperative we can continue being there for people and their families in their final days, weeks, months and years.
"That’s why we are looking for four people with a health or social care background to come and join our close-knit team. No one likes to think about death, dying and bereavement, but, sadly, it’s something all of us will experience in our lives, which is why the work we do is so vital to these local communities.
"Caring for people in their homes is something that is extremely personal with one on one tailored care. We build up a rapport with patients and their families and are there for them day or night."
To apply, please visit: https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/jobs
