Health Care Support Worker (Learning Disability Service) AA

Job details

• Job reference: 246239
• Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
• Job closing date: 22/06/2026
• Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
• Location: Lynebank Hospital
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: Various
• Job posted date: 08/06/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife
• Department: Daleview, Lynebank Hospital

Applications are welcomed from individuals who have experience supporting adults with a learning disability working within a Health or social care services, supporting the assessment/ treatment and or overall wellbeing needs of individuals with a Learning Disability, complex health needs and behaviours that may challenge, from admission to discharge.

The service supports Adults with a Learning Disability presenting with a variety of complex physical and additional support needs, with behaviours that may challenge. This service has an assessment and treatment unit( Mayfield), bespoke purpose built unit (Tayview) and a forensic low secure regional unit (Daleview)

We offer the opportunity to work within talented teams within a multidisciplinary environment and impact positively on the lives of many individuals.

This post involves working within the service; post holder will be expected to work across our inpatient services, all staff should be able to rotate where service priority/needs may be. You will work as part of the nursing team to support individuals during their inpatient stay. The role involves many different aspect of care from targeted clinical duties (under supervision), to supporting individuals that may present with behaviours that may challenge, supporting individuals with personal care, supporting individuals to appointments in other areas, to support individuals in accessing the community to help build confidence within the community through initial inpatient admission through to discharge.

Ideally have excellent communication skills, to be able to work in partnership with individuals, their families, the wider multidisciplinary teams as well as other third sector agencies.

Evidence of Training in the SVQ programmes for Health Care Support Workers at level 3.

Informal enquiries to Sharon McGiffen at sharon.mcgiffen@nhs.scot

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

Please note as this a part time post salary is pro rata (if applicable)

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own.Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool.

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.

Applications are welcomed from individuals who have experience supporting adults with a learning disability working within a Health or social care services, supporting the assessment/ treatment and or overall wellbeing needs of individuals with a Learning Disability, complex health needs and behaviours that may challenge, from admission to discharge.

The service supports Adults with a Learning Disability presenting with a variety of complex physical and additional support needs, with behaviours that may challenge. This service has an assessment and treatment unit( Mayfield), bespoke purpose built unit (Tayview) and a forensic low secure regional unit (Daleview)

We offer the opportunity to work within talented teams within a multidisciplinary environment and impact positively on the lives of many individuals.

This post involves working within the service; post holder will be expected to work across our inpatient services, all staff should be able to rotate where service priority/needs may be. You will work as part of the nursing team to support individuals during their inpatient stay. The role involves many different aspect of care from targeted clinical duties (under supervision), to supporting individuals that may present with behaviours that may challenge, supporting individuals with personal care, supporting individuals to appointments in other areas, to support individuals in accessing the community to help build confidence within the community through initial inpatient admission through to discharge.

Ideally have excellent communication skills, to be able to work in partnership with individuals, their families, the wider multidisciplinary teams as well as other third sector agencies.

Evidence of Training in the SVQ programmes for Health Care Support Workers at level 3.

Informal enquiries to Sharon McGiffen at sharon.mcgiffen@nhs.scot

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

Please note as this a part time post salary is pro rata (if applicable)

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own.Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool.

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.