Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 12 January 2026

Closing Date: Monday 22 December 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC7 33,732.26 - 41,972.91

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Cameron Hospital, Windygates but working throughout Fife

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a

Supporting Statement

which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the

How to Apply

section of our Career Site.

Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resume'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

More information is available on our Career site at

www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

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Job Details

Identify and complete person centred and outcome focussed care plan to meet the service user's needs and defined, specific outcomes. This will include family support and other social supports available in the community.

Liaise with multi-disciplinary agencies to convey care arrangements and expectations. Initiate, arrange and participate in discharge planning meetings as necessary.

Build and maintain an appropriate professional relationship with both the service user and their families in accordance with the National Care Standards and the SSSC Code of Conduct.

Ensure that the dignity of service users is at the centre of all care plans.

Be responsible for taking action to minimise the identified risks to service user and staff by completing appropriate level of risk assessment management plans in the event of any other identified risks and hazards posed to the service user or staff members in line with service guides.

Responsible for manual handling risk assessment, client handling needs assessments including assessing for and identifying the equipment required (including small equipment, minor adaptions, and hoists), ordering, fitting, checking, demonstrating safe techniques, advising safe practice for use to service user, formal and informal carers to support service user's transfers, mobility and manual handling needs. Also ensure that the appropriate instructions are recorded and conveyed to all in manual handling plans.

Responsibility for on-going monitoring, reassessing, and provision of care, updating any care plan, handling plan and risk assessments as required.

Complete and maintain case records on appropriate IT systems in-line with Service standards.


Ensure all health and safety policies are adhered to.

Complete appropriate financial records in relation to commissioning care provision ensuring that financial resources are utilised in-line with Council policy and procedure.

Observe protocols, guidance and standards including those relevant to confidentiality and information sharing.


There may be a requirement to attend meetings out with normal working hours, when necessary, subject to service user and staff availability.

The Person

Previous experience of assessment and review of all client groups (including older people, adults and children) with diverse needs. Identifying care packages/care arrangements required, with care management responsibilities.


Ability to work under pressure, use initiative and make decisions.


Knowledge/experience of enablement/ outcome focussed approach.


A minimum of SVQ3 within Health and Social Care or equivalent.


Good organisational and interpersonal skills


Good report writing skills


IT competencies


Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation


Ability to identify/manage risk


Ability to travel throughout Fife


Understanding of National Care Standards and safe working practices


Knowledge of relevant care inspectorate standard relating to care at home


Good communication, written and verbal skills


Effective interpersonal, organisational and report writing skills

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

Further Information

Role Profile -

When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria

Role Profile

How We Work Matters -

Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our

How We Work Matters

behaviour framework for more information.

Employee Benefits -

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.

Directorate Information -

Council Department information

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Alternative Formats

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Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please e-mail

transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk

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As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a "blended working" arrangement with home-working opportunities and occasional office-working as required. While the significant part of the role can and will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.

For more information, please contact: Jade McGill,

Jade.McGill@fife.gov.uk