Senior Health Care Support Worker - Occupational Therapy

The Role

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to join the dynamic and supportive Clydesdale Community Hospital occupational therapy team based at Kello Hospital. Using a variety of assessments and interventions the occupational therapy team provide assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning for patients within a community hospital setting. Under the direction of the occupational therapist and the assistant practitioner the successful candidate will be responsible for implementing treatment plans to support patients to achieve their goals. This can include, but is not limited to, interventions such as personal care practice, transfer practice and kitchen practice. To support patients to achieve their goals the successful candidate will also be responsible for delivery of the occupational therapy led activity programme.

We are a compassionate team with a focus on team wellbeing and service development. We have a team wellbeing champion and we provide regular supervision, annual TURAS reviews and regular team meetings.

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 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

• SVQ III in healthcare, or working towards, or equivalent experience working within a caring environment/role.
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary/agency team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to carry out assigned patient care tasks effectively within a busy environment.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• To actively participate in the Personal Development Plan process to fulfil the requirements of continuing professional development.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
• Valid Full UK driving licence

It would be great if you also have

• Short courses relevant to the area of work
• Previous relevant work or volunteer experience in a Health Social Care or Educational environment
• Knowledge of and/or activities relevant to the client group
• Understanding of the work routines and practices of Occupational Therapy
• Ability to use initiative, be flexible and adapt to change
• Creative and practical skills
• Car driver with valid driving licence

Contract type

Permanent 

Part Time

18 hours

Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Occupational Therapy within Kello Hospital.

Please note this is an 18-hour post and due to service demands this would require to be worked over three days. Our team core hours are from 8am until 4.30pm and the post holder would require to work between these hours.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Lynsey McKee , Occupational Therapy Team Lead on  Lynsey.McKee@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Mackenzie Logan,, Recruitment Administrator on mackenzie.logan@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

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:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee Counselling services

• 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 recruitment webpage.