Overview
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* Care and Compassion
* Quality and Teamwork
* Dignity and Respect
* Openness, honesty and responsibility
Role and responsibilities
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.
This post holder will be working primarily with people experiencing frailty, have fallen or at risk of falls. As part of the therapy team you will 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. You will 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.
How to contact
For any further information or an informal chat please contact Michelle Laing Team Lead michelle.laing2@nhs.scot or 07435306679.
Salary and terms
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.
Pre-employment and working in the UK: 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 Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement to demonstrate the relevant permission to work. NHS Scotland Boards will check entitlement to work in the UK and it can be evidenced through routes including visa types and EU settled/pre-settled status (via GOV.UK references). For specific types of post, sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa may be possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor and the post meets salary requirements; further information is available via GOV.UK.
Important: It is ESSENTIAL that you check you have the appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
Eligibility and sponsorship
* We cannot accept late applications; 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. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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