Are you looking to be part of a friendly, dynamic AHP team for children and young people? Would you like to belong to a team committed to developing innovative ways of working and encouraging personal and professional development? If so, we have a post for you. This post is for a Band 3 Health Care Support Worker, providing a service for children and young people from 0-18 years across Dumfries and Galloway in the form of equipment, clinical, non-clinical and administrative tasks.
The applicant is required to be a team player and have excellent communication skills with children, families and other professionals; including face-to-face discussions, via telephone and email. They will be required to be to work sensitively with confidential information. The applicant will be expected to write clinical notes and basic reports therefore should have a good level of written English as well as be computer literate.
The role includes completing a range of administrative tasks and non-clinical activities on a daily basis, to supports the running of the service in line with Scottish Government Guidance on the Provision of Equipment and Adaptations. The post holder will be expected to work autonomously, co-ordinating their own workload under the supervision and line management of a qualified Occupational Therapist.
The service is fully aligned to Ready to Act (2016) with offers at universal, targeted and individualised care (specialist) committed to delivering support at each level.
Ongoing support and training is available through your individualised job plan. Operational, Professional and Clinical supervision are key aspects of the service and you would have an Annual Development Review.
Our main base is at The Willows, a purposely redesigned multi-disciplinary Children and Family’s Centre, set in the beautiful Crichton grounds in Dumfries. However, you can work in a variety of locations across the community and therefore must be able to travel independently.
Dumfries and Galloway is situated in the beautiful South West of Scotland with spectacular countryside, wide ranging leisure facilities, excellent schools and affordable housing. There are easy travel links to all the major cities in Scotland, North England and Northern Ireland.
Would you like to know more?
For informal enquires, about this post, please contact: Shona McGeorge, Team Lead on 01387 244460 or [email protected]
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