Overview
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We are looking for an energetic and innovative AHP rehabilitation support worker to join our community team. If you are motivated and passionate about person-centred services which support the wellbeing of people to live and age well in communities, then get in touch. The post holder will work across the community linking with AHP based teams.
Responsibilities
* Work primarily with people experiencing frailty, have fallen or at risk of falls.
* Develop a delegated caseload with support from the AHP and be expected to work independently, assessing the patient’s needs, providing a prescribed exercise and/or activity program and liaising with onward health or third sector agencies all without direct supervision. This includes assessing, progressing, reassessing and discharging patients within the scope of practice.
* Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to complete clinical and non-clinical duties together with service development activities.
* Ongoing personal and professional development is essential to provide a quality patient-centred service and supported through CPD, supervision/appraisal and training opportunities.
Further information
For any further information or an informal chat please contact Michelle Laing Team Lead michelle.laing2@nhs.scot or 07435306679.
Please note: the salary quoted is for full-time hours (37 hrs per week). For appointments to part-time hours, the salary will be pro-rata.
Note on safeguarding and recruitment checks: Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the PVG Scheme. For more details on these changes please visit GOV.UK.
To work in the United Kingdom there is a legal requirement to demonstrate relevant permission to work. This permission is granted by the UK Visas and Immigration Service. NHS Scotland Boards will check entitlement to work as part of pre-employment checks. Sponsorship options under UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker visas may be possible in certain cases; this depends on employer licensing and salary thresholds. It is essential to verify right to work or sponsorship eligibility BEFORE submitting your application.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked you already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
* PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.
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.
Employment details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Part-time
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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