234244 Public Health Improvement Community Link Worker

NHS DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY; Thornhill; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider seeks a dedicated Community Link Worker to enhance local health and wellbeing. The role involves engaging with the community, providing personalized support, and addressing health inequalities. Candidates should have a valid driving licence and a person-centred approach to help individuals access local services. The position is community-based, requiring travel to clinics and home visits throughout the Mid & Upper Nithsdale area. Join us to make a meaningful impact on public health!

Benefits

Free unlimited parking at hospital sites

Qualifications

• Current driving licence is essential for clinic and home visits.
• Ability to link individuals with local services.
• Experience in community health initiatives is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support people to identify personal priorities and goals.
• Contribute to community health and social care priorities.
• Assist in reducing health inequalities.

Skills

Person-centred approach

Community support

Health equity promotion

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity to join an innovative, compassionate and collaborative Home team. These Community Link Worker posts are community based positions within the Mid & Upper Nithsdale Home Team which works to improve the health and wellbeing of the local population. This role prioritises the improvement of the health of the local population and is responsive to the needs, interests and circumstances of local people in the local community, helping individuals and communities to have more control over decisions that affect them and promoting health equity, equality and justice.

Responsibilities and duties

• Take a person‑centred approach to support people to identify their own personal priorities and goals, to overcome any barriers to addressing these and to link them with local services and activities.
• Support delivery of community health and wellbeing activity.
• Contribute to the delivery of the Community Health and Social Care Priorities, and Public Health Priorities for Scotland.
• Contribute to reducing health inequalities.

This post will involve clinic and home visits in remote and rural areas. A current driving licence is an essential requirement of this post. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence, consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged. Please detail how you would facilitate travel to clinics and home visits in your application.

Informal enquiries to [e-mail] or [e-mail].

If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

Information for all candidates

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages.

Application process

• Accessing Jobtrain – Users may experience issues if accessing Jobtrain via mobile phone, we recommend using a computer, laptop or tablet.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence, automated tools, or other third‑party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
• CVs – DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for shortlisting purposes.
• Assessment Form – Within the application you are required to answer three questions giving you the opportunity to fully evidence why you are the ideal person for the job. Please ensure these statements are written by yourself and are unique to you. This section times out after 30 minutes. A tip is to build your reply on a Word document and copy and paste into Jobtrain. If you exceed the maximum amount of characters it will cut your text at this point, please check your information once copied and pasted.
• Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments.
• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date however please be aware that a vacancy may close early due to volume of applications, therefore you should not delay in submitting your application.
• If you are a member of staff please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
• Staff and patients across Dumfries and Galloway enjoy free, unlimited parking at all our hospital sites.

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Disclosure Scotland

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Equality and Diversity

NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

Public protection

Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

Additional information for international candidates

Right to work in the United Kingdom

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

Work visa

If you require a work visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the home office website. It is essential that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or if you require a work visa that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application form. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

United Kingdom registration

NHS Dumfries & Galloway are unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies. Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc).