Care at Home Registered Manager

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.

Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives? Do you want to help people thrive, not just survive? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as the Registered Manager for the Care at Home service across Sutherland District.

The post holder will be the Care at Home Registered Service Manager and as such is responsible for planning, monitoring, and supervising the delivery of Care at Home to enable service users to live as independently as possible within the community. With the wider team they will plan and ensure packages of care are delivered appropriately, in accordance with outcomes of assessments. They will also monitor and ensure the quality and standard of professional practice in line with the Scottish Social Services Council legal requirements & NHSH policies and procedures. The service delivery will be appropriate and in accordance with the Health & Social Care Standards and the regulatory standards of the Care Inspectorate, to achieve this they will work closely as part of the integrated teams and other partnership services.

The post holder will have recent experience of working in a Health/Social Care setting. They will understand the main issues and challenges facing Health and Social Care in the community and will feel able to cope with a demanding work schedule and prioritise work accordingly.

Applicants will be required to have relevant qualifications to evidence, ability to meet the registration requirements (if not already achieved the post holder will be required to undertake the Registered Manager’s award).

The post will be based at Lawson Memorial Hospital, Golspie, a full current driving licence is required and the use of a car for work purposes is necessary.

This is a fixed-term full time post to July 2026 working 37 hours per week in accordance with service requirements.

Informal enquiries to: Fiona Thomas, District Manager (Sutherland) on 8 fiona.thomas@nhs.scot or Lesley Martin, Community Service Improvement Practitioner 8 lesley.martin6@nhs.scot

Recruitment team can be contacted by e-mail nhshighland.recruitment@nhs.scot