Lead Health and Social Care Support Worker

Job title:

Lead Health and Social Care Support Worker

Company:

NHS Scotland

Job description

The Care at Home Service supports a wide range of individuals who have been assessed as requiring support to remain in their own home and community. The service is now recruiting Team Leads to support front line staff and the Care at Home Officer.This is an exciting opportunity to support people living in your community many of whom are experiencing age related frailty. The service also supports End of Life Care & individuals with complex long term conditions. We are looking to recruit people with experience in a Heath & Social Care setting and in the supervision and support of staff teams. It is anticipated you will have achieved an SVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care, or a willingness and ability to work towards this qualification as this is a requirement of your registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). You will work a 4 on 4 off rota which will include some weekends and unsocial hours for which you will attract salary enhancements.There is a growing reliance on technology therefore you should have experience in the use of a computer, mobile, intranets, internet, email as well as the ability to learn new systems aligned with this role.For further information please refer to the job description.Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.Informal enquiries to: Madge MacLeod, Care at Home Officer on 01471 820518; or by email to: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 Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered throughCare and compassionDignity and respectOpenness, honesty and responsibilityQuality and teamworkNHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

Expected salary

Location

Portree, Highland

Job date

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:23:11 GMT

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