Senior Healthcare Support Worker

5 months ago

Bothwell, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

**The Role**:
We have a Senior Healthcare Support Worker vacancy at band 3 within our Speech and Language Therapy Adult Learning Disability Service

We are looking for people who have an interest in working with people with communication and/or swallowing support needs and have experience in health or social care environments.

We are seeking reliable, flexible and organised people to join our ALD team of SLTs.You will work alongside SLTS in delivering treatment programmes and preparing resources such as training packs and therapy material. You will be part of a busy team often working to tight deadlines and must be able to complete tasks quickly and efficiently. Many of our interventions are carried out in client's homes often working with families and carers.

It is essential that you are familiar with Microsoft Office software such as Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint and that your written and spoken English language skills are of a high standard.

The speech and language therapy service is innovative and supportive. Supervision and Support are provided for staff within the team. All staff have a personal development plan and are encouraged to extend their skills through a variety of CPD activities.

Lanarkshire is the third largest Health Board area in Scotland and stretches across the Central Belt of Scotland within easy commuting distance of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling. It occupies the valley of the River Clyde which is the stronghold of many garden centres. There are also lovely country walks with beautiful sights as well as historical locations and parks such as Summerlee: Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, New Lanark UNESCO world heritage site and, Strathclyde Country Park

**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**:

- Ability to carry out assigned patient/client care/therapy 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.
- Knowledge of speech and language therapy techniques and/or activities relating to client group.

**It would be great if you also have**:
- Experience working alongside speech and language therapists.
- Experience of working with adults or children with communication or swallowing difficulties
- Understanding of impact of communication and swallowing difficulties on adults and children
- Creative skills to make

therapy resources
- Experience using communication skills to assist others, care and compassion and supporting others to learn and develop

**Contract type**:
Permanent

Part Time

30 hours

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

**Location and Working Pattern**:
Kirklands Hospital (Longdales Cottage)

The working pattern for this role 4 x 7.5 hours - start/finish times and days worked negotioable.

**Looking to find out more?**:
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

**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.

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