Social Worker

1 week ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership Full time

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date: Friday 20th September

Argyll & Bute HSCP specialist dementia services have undergone an exciting period of redesign. We have moved to a community based model of care with a focus on assessment, diagnosis, crisis prevention and response through robust post diagnostic support.

The service will comprise of three nurse led locality based teams working together to form a transformational and innovative new service. The localities being served by this new service are Bute and Cowal (population 20,), Oban, Lorn and Islands (population 19,), and Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay (population 19,).

An opportunity has arisen for a social worker to join the service covering the Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay area. You will have the opportunity to be part of shaping this new service in order to meet the needs of our remote and rural population. You will work alongside medical, nursing, occupational therapy and Alzheimer Scotland colleagues to deliver a quality service to those living with dementia and their carers in Argyll & Bute.

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.  This post is not suitable for job share.  The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act ( Exclusions and Exceptions ) (Scotland) Order , as amended, applies to this post. This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with both children and adults. You will be required to participate in standby or other out of hour's service arrangements, as appropriate.  This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). 

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