The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Employment and Training Officer to join our team. The Post holder will be largely based across Ayrshire within employability partner premises.
This role will have the key responsibility to support the referral volumes into our Working for a Healthy Economy service. The post holder will support the Case Management Service by:
1. Working autonomously to generate their own engagement opportunities and manage their own diary.
2. Attending existing employability activities and engaging participants on their health, wellbeing and any health related barriers towards work.
3. Regularly engaging our agreed referrers and assisting with knowledge on the support available and the referral process.
4. Organising and delivering Training Sessions on Health and Wellbeing.
5. Attending community events and promoting the Working for a Healthy Economy Service.
6. Supporting clients to attend positive activities.
7. Keeping accurate records of their client engagements and engagement activity within an agreed format in a timely manner.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
8. Educated to HNC level or above in a health or social care related subject or knowledge acquired through demonstrable experience
9. Experience of working with vulnerable adults.
10. Health improvement knowledge and practice
11. Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis and within organisations
12. Experience of working in a community, hospital or social care setting
13. Be able to work independently and within a team liaising with colleagues as required.
14. Effective verbal and written communication skills are essential
15. Experience of a variety of computer packages including Word, Outlook and Powerpoint
16. Ability to undertake audits to assess the effectiveness of different aspects of the programme and participates in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of any interventions
17. Knowledge of relevant national/local policies and processes
18. Commitment to ongoing personal development
19. The post holder will be required to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility and commitment to achieving the purpose of the role
20. Driving Licence and willingness to travel within the local community and wider area if required
21. Excellent influencing, negotiation and motivational skills in order to engage clients and to enable them to take up a wide range of community services and activities
22. Ability to carry out mapping of community resources within their area of practice
23. Experienced in working with people with complex social and emotional circumstances, including people with mental health issues, substance and alcohol misuse, homelessness and physical health issues
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
Contract type
Fixed Term or Secondment until 30th June 2027.
Full time
37 hours
Please note this is a fixed term post until 30/07/2027. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
This post is based in the community working with participants on a face to face basis across Ayrshire. The job holder will need to have a current valid UK driving licence with access to own vehicle.
The 37 hour working week will be Monday-Thursday 9-5 and Friday 9-4.30.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
24. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
25. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
26. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
27. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
28. Occupational health services
29. Employee counselling services
30. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .