NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Clinical Support Worker
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Clinical Support Worker
Support Worker
We seek to recruit enthusiastic and motivated individuals in the role of Support Worker within our community residential services for adults with a learning disability. We provide a range of supported living services throughout Forth Valley.
About the Role
Applicants should be committed to the principles of community care and preferably should have direct care experience of supporting people who have a learning disability to achieve their full potential as equal and valued members of society.
The overall aim of the service is to support people to live in their own home, in ways that are responsive to individual needs and which encourage people to realise their ambitions and achieve their aspirations.
You will be required to actively participate as an integral member of a team providing person-centred care and support to the highest possible standards, in order to improve the quality of life of each individual service-user, both within their home and as part of their local community. Above all you must understand and be able to demonstrate an ethos of dignity and respect and to share in NHS Forth Valley’s six identified values which contribute to successful care delivery in the behaviours you display.
Key Responsibilities
- Actively participate as an integral member of a team providing person-centred care and support.
- Demonstrate an ethos of dignity and respect and to share in NHS Forth Valley’s six identified values.
- Contribute effectively as part of a small staff team.
- Demonstrate initiative and confidence to frequently work alone and in an unsupervised capacity.
- Actively participate when supporting service users in all aspects of daily living and individual lifestyle activities.
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Requirements
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- Qualification at SVQ Level 2 / 3 Health & Social Care is highly desirable.
- Evidence of relevant study such as values based training.
- Training will be provided to achieve a relevant SVQ as a requirement of the post.
- Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council is required for this post.
Working Conditions
- The position demands considerable flexibility in terms of work patterns and includes shift work, weekend work, and sleepover duties for which an additional allowance is payable.
- Additional hours may be required on occasion to meet individual support needs, and to allow attendance at staff meetings or in-house training.
- Positions are available across service Falkirk, Stirling & Dunblane.
Application Process
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Service users will be involved in interview and selection procedures if they so choose.
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Informal Enquiries Can Be Made To:
Helen Macdonald, Local Service Manager
- Tel. 01324 637642
- Mobile 07887862927
Julie Stirling, Team Manager
- Tel. 01324 639936
- Mobile 07828189850
Additional Information
- The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.
- 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.
- Certificate of Sponsorship
- Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria.
- Sponsorship is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks.
- For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.
- Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged.
- NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
- 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.
- Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.
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