An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HCSW’s to join our Intermediate Care Team based in St Andrews. The Intermediate Care Team provide a service to the adult population within the St Andrews locality. This will be delivered to service users within their own home or when deemed essential as an out-patient. The primary function of this role will be to work with the Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff as part of the Intermediate Care Team to deliver therapeutic treatment programmes to service users in their own homes, preventing hospital admission and supporting early discharge from hospital. You will also be expected to hold their own caseload, assess, progress and discharge autonomously within parameters. You will have an HNC/HND in Health and Social Care or equivalent or SCQF level 8 e.g. Postural Stability Instructor or equivalent. Experience working as a therapy support worker would be essential. It would be essential to have experience working with older people as they are the main group of service users referred. Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team you will be expected to have excellent organisational skills, excellent communication skills and be able to work independently as well as within the team. There may be occasions where you will be required to work in one of the other community hospital sites. Public Holiday working is in operation. Our service offers regular supervision, PDP and supports training opportunities. The ability to travel throughout the area is essential as this is a community post. Interviews will be held in person for this post. For informal enquiries, please contact Alison Constance, Physiotherapy Team Lead - alison.constance@nhs.scot / Elizabeth Wright, Occupational Therapy Team Lead - elizabeth.wright5@nhs.scot. Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done 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. NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 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 Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society. We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.