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We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Case Manager to join Salus Occupational Health & Safety Department based at Beckford Street, Hamilton. The purpose of the job is to case manage participants recruited to various programmes within the Salus Case Management service, ensuring that participants are assessed for eligibility and fully informed to the requirements of the programme. The Case Manager will maintain accurate records and undertake assessments at the pre-intervention, progress and post-interventions stages and will deliver these records in an agreed format timeously as stipulated in the protocols. They will liaise with service providers, OH, HR and line management as required.
The role of the project is: to implement a scheme which supports individuals return to work rapidly following a period of absence or support health improvement to enable those currently unemployed to enter the labour market; to improve the wellbeing of clients via access to focused rehabilitation services encouraging optimal functional capacity and therefore be effective members of the workforce; to support colleagues/partners within HR departments regarding the meeting of identified attendance targets; to achieve value for money in relation to effective use of the available budget for interventions and to participate in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the model.
The following is required to do the job:
Knowledge and Experience
- Educated to degree level or equivalent within a relevant field (social sciences, Education, health sciences, psychology, AHP, Nursing, and Human Resources). Or educated to Higher National Diploma level with 3-5 years experience within a relevant field.
- Minimum post qualification experience of 2/3 years working with clients with complex bio-psychosocial conditions.
- Relevant experience, especially in working with staff or clients in similar situations to those which will be experienced within the project, e.g. caseload management
- Proven and well developed interpersonal skills in working with individuals on a one to one basis
- Excellent communications and motivating skills.
- Administrative knowledge and experience.
- Experience of working with people in the social work, community, primary care or hospital context.
Analytical and Judgemental Skills
- Judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Advanced problem solving skills for interactions with participants and service providers.
Planning and Organisational Skills
- Planning and organising own workload.
- Allocating and supervising work of administrative staff.
- Assist in developing and complying with Quality Management systems.
Physical Skills
- Requires physical skills, which are normally obtained through practice over a period of time or during practical training (e.g. keyboard skills).
- Ability to travel throughout Lanarkshire to undertake the duties of the post
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Cathy Evans, Salus Regional Manager, cathy.evans@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact jane.davies@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
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.
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