Lead Health and Social Care Support Worker

NHS Highland; Sutherland; On-site; ZAR 575,000 - 752,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Band 4 Lead Health and Social Care Support Worker for the Care at Home Service in North Sutherland. This leadership role focuses on strengthening supervision and day‑to‑day oversight, guiding staff to deliver safe, person‑centred care.

You will work with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team to coordinate care, monitor quality, and contribute to ongoing service development in a rural setting.

Qualifications

• Applicants should have experience within a Health and Social Care setting, with strong communication and organisational skills.
• Experience of supporting, mentoring or supervising staff is desirable.
• You should be flexible, proactive and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider team.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day operational support and supervision to Care at Home staff to deliver safe, effective, person‑centred care.
• Monitor the quality and standards of care and respond to changes in service need.
• Contribute to ongoing development and improvement of the Care at Home service.
• Collaborate with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Team coordination

Communication

Job description

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.

Band 4 Lead Health and Social Care Support Worker Care at Home, North Sutherland

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Band 4 Lead Health and Social Care Support Worker to join the Care at Home Service in North Sutherland.

This role has been developed as part of ongoing service improvement and redesign, with a focus on strengthening leadership, supervision and day‑to‑day oversight across the service.

The successful candidates will provide day‑to‑day operational support and supervision to Care at Home staff, helping to ensure safe, effective and person‑centred care is delivered. You will play a key role in supporting staff in practice, monitoring the quality and standards of care, responding to changes in service need and contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of the service.

You will work closely with colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary team, supporting the coordination and continuity of care and helping to ensure that care delivery meets required standards.

Applicants should have experience within a Health and Social Care setting, with strong communication and organisational skills. Experience of supporting, mentoring or supervising staff is desirable. You should be flexible, proactive and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider team.

Due to the rural and geographically dispersed nature of the service, applicants will need to be able to work within the geographical area associated with their post, providing a consistent and visible leadership presence to Care at Home staff and responding to service requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity to take on a leadership role and contribute to the continued improvement and development of Care at Home services within North Sutherland.

Job share arrangements may be considered, subject to the needs of the service and the requirement to maintain consistent leadership and operational cover.

Informal enquiries to:

Christine Mackenzie, Registered Care at Home Manager, email:

Additional Information For Candidates

Flexible Working

• Flexible working options may be available, depending on the role and service needs. If this is important to you, please discuss it at interview.

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