Senior Professional Health/ Social Work/ Social Care Adult Disability Payment

Location: Remote home working with travel to Glasgow/Dundee office as service required (approx. 2 days per week)
Employment type: Permanent 
Job Type:  Nursing and 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 | £39,312 - £47,065 | Full or Part Time Hours | Monday - Friday |No weekends, nights or shift work| Remote working| 25 Days Holiday plus 11.5 Public and Privilege 

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. 

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. 

As a Senior Practitioner the post-holder will provide leadership, management and expert advice and decision making support to Practitioners, Case Managers and Client Experience Officers working on Adult Disability Payment (ADP) which replaces  Personal Independence Payment ( PIP) both in initial applications and re-determinations.

Who we are looking for 

• Someone with extensive clinical experience within Adult Care. This role is an excellent opportunity for those wishing  to develop their skills and would suit professionals from a clinical/ social work/ social care background with knowledge and expertise of working with clients/ patients in one of the following areas of practice; 
  • Mental Health/ Social Care
  • Adult Health/ Social Care
  • Disability and neurodiversity/ autism in adults
  • Learning Disability/Social care
• We would welcome applications from individuals registered with the NMC/HCPC/ SSSC with a background in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology Social Work or with relevant experience and a Social Care qualification to minimum of SCQF Level 9.
• Experience of implementing change in teams evaluating and encouraging improvement and innovation
• The ability to work autonomously in the management of their own workload and directing and supporting their team in the management of theirs.  
• The ability to provide expert clinical advice and guidance as part of their role whilst leading and supporting the performance of their team
• Experience of managing the performance of their team and ensuring a culture of continuous quality improvement

Duties and responsibilities 

• Support the Service Manager by leading a team of Practitioners in the delivery of an excellent high quality service. 
• Provide expertise and advice on adult physical health, mental health and learning disabilities to Practitioners and Case Managers ensuring they are able to make robust and fair decisions.
• Playing a pivotal role in contributing to influencing and facilitating change where appropriate within the organisation.  This may include suggested improvements to work practises and processes, learning from experience and making recommendations for re-design.  
• Manage your own workload, direct and support your team in the management of theirs.  
• Act as a role model to create a culture of support and provide effective leadership within professional and organisational boundaries. Empower your team to deliver a high quality service.
• Ensure effective use of resources and workforce planning, contribute to aspects of monitoring of workload, ensuring adequate availability of Practitioners and knowledge of their competency when delegating work.
• Develop advanced competence in the delivery of advice through the use of innovative up to date evidence so ensuring optimum support to Practitioners, Case Managers and Client Experience Officers.  
• On escalation of complex decisions, advice maybe sought from the Service Manager or Professional Advisors to ensure consistency and building the credibility of the team. 
• Provide fair and timely feedback to the team that recognises good performance and identifies areas for improvement.

Benefits

• This is a permanent and pensionable appointment. (health professional staff providing health-assessments and medical opinion in relation to the administration of disability benefits). 
• Professional membership costs paid by Social Security Scotland.

Essential criteria and how to apply

1. Relevant qualifications and registration 
2. Experience of working with adults I the following areas of practice
   • Mental Health
   • Adult Health/ Disability
   • Learning Disability  
   • Autism/ neurodiversity
3. Experience of leading and motivating a team
4. Experience of using information to make evidence based decisions

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

We will also be running an online open evening, please feel free to join during the time below to speak to us about the roles that we have available and to find out more about the organisation

• Wednesday 20th of October 7pm to 8pm - https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Y2E3MTRjMjUtODJmMS00NDMzLWIxMDEtNzZhOWZiNmQyYzE0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220ef77447-1083-4dec-b89f-27c765076840%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224bdfbe7a-8538-4a0e-821c-d59c7eb82113%22%7d

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 - Homepage.

Scottish Government (work-for-scotland.org) - link to apply