Summer Bulletin 2022

This year’s Summer bulletin has now been published online and is available to view.

We will not be sending out physical copies of the Bulletin due to Covid-19, this edition is in a digital format instead.

We are in the process of redesigning our quarterly Bulletins. If you have any feedback or ideas of what you’d like to see in the Bulletin, please get in touch at [email protected].

Job Opportunity – Independent Sector Lead: Glasgow

INDEPENDENT SECTOR LEAD – Glasgow

PARTNERS FOR INTEGRATION 

SCOTTISH CARE 

 Health and Social Care Integration  

 £45,829 per annum – 21 hours per week pro rata

Fixed term contract funded for one year – in process of securing a further 2 years funding (3 year post) 

Do you have an interest in improving the quality of care, can you COLLABORATE, INNOVATE AND COMMUNICATE, and would you like to join a successful, committed and highly motivated team? This could be the opportunity you have been waiting for.

We are seeking to engage an Independent Sector Lead to support the Integration of Health and Social Care in Glasgow.  Hosted by Scottish Care and working closely with care providers and partners, the post involves ensuring sector involvement in the delivery of the integrating of health and social care in Scotland’s HSCPs.

The post holder must be highly motivated, be able to use initiative, possess excellent communication and networking skills, demonstrate success and experience working at strategic level with policy makers, providers, regulators, people supported by services and carers. Qualifications and experience at a senior management level would be a significant advantage.

The post holder will be expected to create and support significant collaborations across the independent care sector while contributing to the development of new care pathways which will result in the delivery of improved outcomes for people who access care and support. The post holder will ensure the Independent Sector’s contribution is fundamental to integrated services and transformational change and be able to evidence their impact. The role requires considerable and skilful collaboration with our key partners in the NHS, Local Authority, Carers, third sector organisations and other forums.

Glasgow is a progressive partnership and invests heavily in this post and the Independent Sector.

The post is home based with travel, where necessary, and is hosted by Scottish Care.

To request an application pack, please contact Tracy Doyle at Scottish Care by email [email protected] or to discuss this post please contact Janice Cameron by email [email protected]

Closing date 12pm on Monday 22nd August 2022.  Interviews will be held by video conference – week commencing Monday 5th September 2022 (date(s) to be confirmed). 

Get involved in Care Home Day 2022

You may be aware that Care Home Day takes place this year on Wednesday 20 July. This is a largely online event which aims to raise the profile of care homes across Scotland.

The theme of Care Home Day is ‘Care Home Voices’ with aim to:

  • Listen to the voices of care home staff, providers, managers, residents and relatives.
  • Showcase the expertise of the care home workforce, and how they should be valued more.
  • Highlight how care homes play a crucial role in the health and social care system and within their communities.

How can I get involved?

Share your content

You can help us commemorate the day by sharing any good news stories, resources, projects, blogs or an example of an innovative practice on social media that highlights:

  • The dedication and professionalism of care home workers.
  • The achievements of residents.
  • The innovation of care homes with different ideas or activities in place or planned for the future.
  • How care homes are valuable and important to society.

Please use the hashtags below when sharing content, we will be on the lookout all day and will reshare from the Scottish Care account.

#carehomeday22
#carehomevoices

If you aren’t on social media, please feel free to share any stories with us at [email protected].

Use our social media template

We’ve created a social media graphic template for you to adapt and share positive stories/quotes/testimonials about the care home sector for Care Home Day. These could be quotes from providers, managers, staff, service users, relatives or partners from the community (e.g. GP’s, nurses, local schools).

Plan an activity

Scottish Care encourages care home providers to consider doing some sort of activity on the day between residents, staff, families and the community. This could be an arts and crafts session, some dancing, a garden party, an afternoon tea session or anything you wish!

If you do decide to take part in any activities, please remember to share the details, photos or videos with us on social media.

Promote the event

We have developed some social media graphics that you can download to share and promote Care Home Day with others. Please use these graphics to share that you support the day and to get others involved! There is also a flyer that you can share with your networks.

Events like Care Home Day are a reminder of how important it is to share positive stories from social care and the care home sector. Help us get the ‘Care Home Voices’ heard by sharing and getting involved on social media on Wednesday 20 July 2022.

#carehomeday22      #carehomevoices

Immigration & International Recruitment Webinar – 28 July

Social Care Scotland: Points-Based Immigration and International Recruitment
Thursday 28th July 2022, 14:00-15:30

From February 2022, the Government announced social care workers, care assistants and home care workers will be added to the Shortage Occupation List and are now eligible for the Health and Care visa.

Please join representatives from Scottish Care, officials from the Home Office’s Engagement and Policy teams, the Department of Health and Social Care and officials from the Scottish Government for a 90-minute webinar providing an overview of the Points-Based Immigration System, guidance on ethical international recruitment, and examples of best practice for the social care sector in Scotland.

The session will include updates on the following:

  • Skilled Worker visa/Health and Care visa
  • Recruiting an overseas care worker from mid-February 2022
  • How to become a Home Office sponsor
  • Right to Work checks
  • Support available
  • The Code of Practice for International Recruitment
  • Q&A

Please note that this session will be delivered on Microsoft Teams. Please register for this webinar using the Eventbrite link on the Members Area.

Care Home Day 2022 – 2 weeks to go!

Get involved in Care Home Day on 20 July

Only 2 weeks to go until Care Home Day 2022!

Join us on Wednesday 20 July for this largely online event which aims to raise the profile of care homes across Scotland. We hope to share good news stories to bust myths about care homes and recognise the vital role they play in supporting and caring for our care home residents across Scotland.

The theme of Care Home Day is ‘Care Home Voices’. We want to listen to the voices of care home staff, providers, managers, residents and relatives. We want to showcase the expertise of the care home workforce, and how they should be valued more. We want to highlight how care homes play a crucial role in the health and social care system and within their communities.

You can help us commemorate the day by sharing any good news stories, resources, projects blogs or an example of an innovative practice that highlights:

  • The dedication and professionalism of care home workers
  • The achievements of residents
  • The innovation of care homes with different ideas or activities in place or planned for the future
  • How care homes are valuable and important to society
Scottish Care encourages care home providers to consider doing some sort of activity on the day between residents, staff, families and the community. If you do decide to take part in any activities, please remember to share them with us on social media.

If you aren’t on social media, please feel free to share any stories with us at [email protected].

With all the scrutiny and negative press that the care home sector has faced over the past few years, events like Care Home Day are a reminder of how important it is to share positive stories from social care and the care home sector. So please share and get involved on Twitter using the hashtags #carehomeday22  and #carehomevoices.

The Fuel Store Webinar – 14 July 2022

Fuel increases affecting your bottom line? Interested in saving money? Want to find out how to get discounts on pump prices?

Come talk to Robin and Chris from The Fuel Store on Thursday 14 July at 2pm and find out how this Scottish Care benefit can help you and your organisation! Every penny counts – learn how you can save with The Fuel Store.

Details to join this session are now available on the Members Area.

Care Home Day 2022 – 20 July

We are delighted to announce that Care Home Day will return this year on Wednesday 20 July. This is an largely online awareness day to raise the profile of care homes and we encourage members to share good news stories on the day via social media.

Please see the flyer below for more information.

CHD 22 Flyer

Job Opportunity – Policy & Research Officer

Policy & Research Officer

£25,750 per annum – 35 hours per week

Scottish Care wishes to appoint a Policy & Research Officer to work as part of our national team.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), based from home with the regular requirement to attend meetings and events throughout Scotland.

Scottish Care is based in Ayr but works across Scotland as the representative body for the largest group of health and social care sector independent providers delivering residential care, day care, care at home and housing support. Working on behalf of a range of providers, Scottish Care speaks with a single unified voice for members and the wider independent care sector, at both a local and strategic level. Our aim is to shape the environment in which care services can deliver and develop the high-quality care that communities require and deserve.

This is a new post, and an exciting time to join the Scottish Care team with forthcoming significant changes in social care policy. The work of the successful candidate will be used to influence and make recommendations to those working to develop these, such as the National Care Service. In addition, Scottish Care has seen an increase in partnership opportunities with universities and research institutions, working at the forefront of new and innovative thinking in social care.

This post is key to the continued development and overall success of this high-profile organisation. The post holder will work with a complex variety of partners and stakeholders involved in the development and operation of the organisation. They must be able to communicate and maintain credibility at all levels; and have an understanding of partnership working.

Previous experience of working in policy or research roles with tangible evidence of impact is essential. Experience of working in the health and social care sector and a clear understanding of Scottish Care’s role and objectives is highly desirable.

The post holder must have excellent people skills. They must be able to communicate effectively, confidently, and clearly in a positive and open way with all stakeholders, demonstrating the ability to identify and understand internal and external audience needs and adapt style and language to meet them.

Recruitment packs are available on the Scottish Care website – www.scottishcare.org

To discuss the post further, please contact Becca Young (Policy & Research Manager) at [email protected]

Closing date 12 noon on Monday 25th July 2022. Interviews will be held virtually on Monday 1st August 2022.

Save the Date – Care Home Conference & Awards 2022

SAVE THE DATE

CARE HOME CONFERENCE,
EXHIBITION AND AWARDS 2022

FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2022

We are pleased to announce that our annual Care Home Conference, Exhibition and Awards will return this year on Friday 18 November 2022. These events will take place in-person at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow (1 William Street, G3 8HT).  

Please get this date in your diary and share with your colleagues.

More details to follow.

Job Opportunity – Care Technologist: Aberdeen City (Part Time)

SCOTTISH CARE REQUIRES A CARE TECHNOLOGIST

Do you have a passion for working with people and an enthusiasm for technology? Are you excited by the opportunity for technology to provide meaningful and personalised support? Do you consider it important to use technology within a human rights and ethical framework? Are you excited to learn about new technology and digital solutions, and confident that you could apply these in practice? Then this may be a great role for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Scottish Care for a Care Technologist to join the Scottish Care team. The posts available is for 0.4FTE, 2 days/week. The post holder will be hosted by Specialist Resource Solutions in Aberdeen City and employed by Scottish Care. This post is for a fixed period of 11 months and is remunerated at £26,500 pro rata plus agreed expenses.

Scottish Care is funding this post as a result of funding from the Scottish Government Technology Enabled Care Programme.

Applicants should have qualifications and experience in health and social care and/or the technology and digital sector. Current knowledge of the social care sector in Scotland, and an ability to engage and innovate the positive use of technology to enable the delivery of a rights-based approach to support and care are desirable.

The Care Technologist role was conceived through work undertaken on the future of social care carried out with Glasgow School of Art School of Innovation and Design. The next phase of this project will involve working with homecare and care home service providers, people who access services and support, strategic designers, technology industry, academia, and wider stakeholders across health and social care. Some travel will be required to work in different service areas and geographical locations. The Care Technologist will work as part of a small team, with another Care Technologist role and the Care Technologist Lead. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of an innovative approach to delivering care and support services.

The post-holder will report to the Scottish Care Technology and Digital Innovation Lead, Nicola Cooper.

Application forms

An Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form is available to download below and completed forms should be returned to [email protected]  no later than 12 noon on Friday 15th July 2022.

For further information on the post please contact [email protected]

Interviews will be held virtually.