Social Care Worker

NHS Highland; Hinchinbrook Shire; Sur place; AUD 44 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NHS Highland invites applications for a Social Care Worker to act as shift leader and provide personal care within Strathburn House, Gairloch, Highlands. The role involves temporary charge of the care home during shifts, supporting residents, and contributing to reablement plans.

Experience in social care settings is beneficial, with opportunities for learning and development within the Strathburn family, near local attractions and community facilities.

Qualifications

• Duties as a shift leader, including temporary charge of the Care Home
• Provide personal care and support to individuals

Responsabilités

• Act as shift leader, with temporary charge of the care home during your shift.
• Provide personal care and support to residents.
• Contribute to delivering reablement plans for individuals

Description du poste

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.

To act as key worker for a number of individuals, who may be resident in the Care Home or who may use day care facilities. This may include continuing to work with these individuals if they are temporarily moved to other facilities e.g., for recuperation or reablement.

Following appropriate training, to act as shift leader. This involves having temporary charge of the Care Home including being responsible for all security and staffing matters during that period. To contribute and support the delivery of reablement plans for individuals (maximising individuals’ potential).

To provide personal care and support to individuals.

Strathburn House is situated in Gairloch on the West Coast of the Highlands in Scotland and is part of the North Coast 500 area. It is an integral part of the local community. For the staff working at Strathburn there are many opportunities for learning and development and we would welcome your application to be part of our Strathburn family. There are lots of activities nearby including the Torridon Hills and other notable walks and trails. Gairloch also has some beautiful beaches nearby such as Big Sands, Red Point Beach and the very well-known Gruinard Bay where water sports can be found. There are also opportunities to fish and try falconry as well as many other skills. In high season, there are lovely cafes and restaurants to grab a bite. The award winning Gairloch Museum is a must to learning more about the local history. Other interesting attractions are the old gun turrets at the end of Cove where you will find many World War II artefacts and information. Accommodation can be found in the local areas of Inverasdale, Poolewe, Aultbea and Gairloch, all very commutable via car.

Working as a Social care worker, this will involve duties as a shift leader, your role will include

Additional Information For Candidates

• Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers. / Tha fàilte air tagraidhean bho luchdl

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.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through .