BANK SOCIAL CARE WORKER BAND 4

SEAFORTH HOUSE, GOLSPIE

BANK SOCIAL CARE WORKER

BAND 4

Salary (£27,598 to £30,019 pro rata)

Highland Health and Social Care Services help people from all walks of life, as well as their families or carers. Health and Social Care in Highland provides help and assistance in many situations arising due to illness, disability, old age or poverty.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our internal staff bank, who is able to work on their own initiative and as part of the team.

This post holder will be responsible for leading the shift, administration of medication and supporting and guiding other care staff to meet the needs of the residents. You will undertake a key working role within the service so should have knowledge and experience of Support Planning and the reviewing process and Risk Assessing in relation to older people.

The post holder will adopt a person centred approach to deliver a high standard of flexible and responsive care to service users within the care home and will provide support and assistance to service users to enable them to remain as independent as possible promoting their own abilities, independence and skills.

Previous experience in a social care setting is essential and ideally you will hold an SVQ 3 in Social care or as a minimum hold SVQ 2 with a willingness to achieve an SVQ 3 in Social Care to enable registration with the SSSC as a Practitioner in a Care Home Service for Adults.

This is a bank post working on an as and when basis in line with service requirements.

Informal enquiries to Tina Mitchell, Manager; Tel: 01408 633730 email tina.mitchell2@nhs.scot or Marina Brennan, Deputy Manager, Tel 01408 633730, e-mail marina.brennan@nhs.scot

Apply online via: https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=151877

Recruitment team can be contacted by e-mail northarea.recruitment@nhs.scot or telephoning 01955 880404.

CLOSING DATE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATIONS: Sunday 18^th June 2023.

Short-listed applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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