Adult Health Practitioner - Social Security Scotland

**Please note this post is being advertised on behalf of Social Security Scotland**

Location: Various Locations Across Scotland

Employment type: Permanent

Job Type:  Nursing, Allied Health Professional

Hours of work: Around 37 hours per week.  As we appreciate that not all applicants can commit to a 37 hour working pattern we are considerate of all working pattern requests

Department: Health and Social Care Operations 

Employer  : Social Security Scotland

Adult Disability Payment Practitioner | £31,542 - £36,129 + Pay Supplement | Full or Part Time Hours | Monday – Friday | Flexi- time | No weekends, nights or shift work | Remote working with some office base presence | 25 Days Holiday (increasing to 30 after 4 years’ service) plus 11.5 Public and Privilege.

This is an exciting time to join us to support the roll out of Adult Disability Payment.  This role will offer the successful candidate an opportunity to help shape the development of this new service and ensure we make the right decisions for our clients.

Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government set up to deliver devolved and new benefits. We deliver Social Security with dignity, fairness and respect to people from all walks of life including carers, young people and people on low incomes.

​​​​​​​Information Sessions

We will also be running online open evenings. Please feel free to join during any of the times below to speak to us about the roles that we have available and to find out more about the organisation and our application process.

Wednesday 15^th June 2022   7pm-8pm   Click here to join the meeting

Thursday 23^rd June 2022       7pm-8pm Click here to join the meeting

Who we are looking for

We would welcome applications from individuals registered with the NMC or HCPC with a background in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or Clinical Psychology.

Duties and responsibilities

• You will provide expert advice and decision making support to our Case Managers working on applications for Adult Disability Payment (ADP) which replaces Personal Independence Payment.
• Providing expertise and advice on adult physical health, mental health and learning disabilities to Case Managers, ensuring they are able to make robust and fair decisions and understand how a person’s condition may impact their day to day life and that of their family.
• You will provide advice on a broad range of matters, for example, suggesting what further supporting information about a person’s condition should be obtained to support decision making. 
• You will help Case Managers to understand how a person’s condition may impact their day life and that of their family.
• You will contribute to and influence continuous improvement to help shape and develop this new service.  
• Engaging with clients, medical and social care professionals to understand the impact of the client’s circumstances and condition and the support in place to help them.
• You will also work closely with the Scottish Government’s Social Security, Health & Social Care Directorates to ensure that devolved disability benefits reflect Ministerial ambitions to provide a fair system of Social Security that prioritises the dignity, fairness and respect of clients.
• Participate in audit and peer review activities as required by Social Security Scotland and Scottish Ministers.

Benefits

• This posts attracts a pay supplement of between £1,500 and £4,500 depending on placement on the salary scale. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review.
• This is a permanent and pensionable appointment. (Health professional staff providing health-assessments and medical opinion in relation to the administration of disability benefits, and who are existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme, will be permitted continued access to the NHS Pension Scheme.)
• Professional membership costs paid by Social Security Scotland.

Essential criteria and how to apply

Please ensure your CV is uploaded as information will be used to support essential criteria.

1. Relevant qualifications and registration (NMC/HCPC)
2. Proven experience of working with an array of adult health conditions
3. Ability to work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams (300 words)
4. Excellent communication skills with an ability to influence and build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders (300 words)  

For specific Health & Social Care queries concerning the role please contact laurapendrill@socialsecurity.gov.scot

Flexible and Hybrid Working

As we appreciate that not all applicants can commit to a 37 hour working pattern we are considerate of all working pattern requests.

This job will initially be based remotely (working from home) with occasional days in an office location. In the near future we will be trialling and implementing a hybrid working approach, where colleagues will be expected to use a mix of office based and remote working depending on the requirements of the role.

If you want to discuss flexible working and hybrid working in more detail for this role, please contact the Resourcing Team at Recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot

Interview and assessment information

In recognition of the Scottish Government's ongoing measures and guidance in its response to Covid-19 (Coronavirus), we would like to advise applicants that a decision has been taken that all interviews must be conducted in a virtual/remote setting.

Candidates who are successful in the initial stage will be invited to assessment and interview where you will be scored against 4 competencies from the Scottish Governments ‘Skills for Success’ framework, these will be;

• Self-awareness
• People Management
• Communications and Engagement
• Analysis and Use of Evidence

Further information about Social Security Scotland and the work that we do can be found on our website at Social Security Scotland

To apply for this post, please click this link: Social Security Scotland - Jo (icims.com)