We are seeking a dedicated Clinical Support Worker to join our BBV Team in NHS Fife.
This role is vital in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to individuals affected by HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C—many of whom experience chaotic lifestyles and face barriers to accessing mainstream services.
Essential Skills and Attributes:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a non-judgmental approach.
• Ability to work with individuals experiencing homelessness, substance use, or mental health challenges.
• Confidence in lone working and managing unpredictable situations.
• Understanding of safeguarding, harm reduction, and trauma-informed practice.
• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and promoting public health.
This is a rewarding opportunity to be part of a dynamic team working at the forefront of BBV care and prevention in Fife. If you are motivated by meaningful work and have the compassion and skills to support some of the most vulnerable members of our community, we would love to hear from you.
For informal enquiries, please contact Karen Thomson, Senior Charge Nurse, Blood Borne Viruses on 01592 729286 or ext 29286.
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
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.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either 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.
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.
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.
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.