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Partners for Integration Roadshows – Reform Following the Storm

We are delighted to invite you to our Partners for Integration (PfI) Roadshows which will take place virtually in September and October.

The event titled ‘Reform Following the Storm’ will reflect on the work of the PfI Team over the pandemic and discuss how to move forward for the future.

The invite and event programme is available below:

Save the date invitation
Event programme

Overall, there are four roadshows on the dates below for the following areas. If you are interested in attending, please email [email protected].

Monday 6th September 13:00-16:00 Thursday 9th September 13:00-16:00
Glasgow (ISL)

North Ayrshire (ISL)

North Lanarkshire (ISL)

Renfrewshire (ISL)

South Ayrshire (ISL)

East Ayrshire (ISL)

South Lanarkshire (ISL)

West Dunbartonshire (ISL)

East Dunbartonshire

Inverclyde

East Renfrewshire

 Edinburgh (ISL)

Dumfries and Galloway (ISL)

Scottish Borders (ISL)

West Lothian (ISL)

East Lothian

Midlothian

 
Tuesday 12th October 13:00-16:00 Thursday 14th October 13:00-16:00
Angus (ISL)

Perth and Kinross (ISL)

Dundee City (ISL)

Falkirk (ISL)

Fife (ISL)

Clackmannanshire and Stirling

 

 

 Argyll and Bute (ISL)

Highland (ISL)

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeen City

Moray

Orkney

Shetland

Western Isles
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Scottish Care Annual Report 20/21

Our Annual Report for 2020 – 2021 was published at today’s AGM (12 August).

We are pleased to share this Annual Report and encourage you to give it a read. This report reflects and evidences the work and efforts of the Scottish Care team over the past year, during what has been a challenging time for the social care sector.

This report is divided into two different sections:

The ‘Activities and Achievements‘ section provides a business overview of Scottish Care: our aim and objectives, strategic priorities, and additional workstreams. It also covers what we have achieved over the past year, outlining the activities of our strategic priorities and workstreams.

The ‘Finance and Governance‘ section gives detailed reporting of our financial performance and outlines our approach to overall governance via the Executive Committee and other representative groups.

You can access the two sections of the Annual Report using the buttons below.

Thank you and we hope you enjoy reading the report.

Scottish Care

Annual Report 20/21 - Activities & Achievements
Annual Report 20/21 - Finance & Governance
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Job opportunity – Technology and Digital Innovation Lead

SCOTTISH CARE REQUIRES A TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL INNOVATION LEAD

Are you excited about the potential of technology to help people live their lives to the fullest? Do you consider it is important to use technology within a human rights and ethical framework? Are you excellent at inspiring individuals and creating enthusiasm?  Then this may be a great role for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Scottish Care for a Technology and Digital Innovation Lead to join the national Scottish Care team. This full-time post is initially for a period of 24 months with a possible extension beyond this. The post is remunerated at £45,000 per annum plus agreed expenses.

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

Applicants should ideally be qualified to degree level or equivalent and have experience of working in 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 consultant will operate at a national strategic level; create significant collaborations for and with independent care sector organisations; contribute to national policy groups and consultations specifically on technology, data and digital; organise and deliver national events and work across the sector nationally.  

The role requires skilful collaboration with key partners in the Scottish Government, statutory health and care services, regulatory bodies, user and representative bodies as well as the wider technology and digital community in Scotland and elsewhere.

Come and join the independent care sector where there is already remarkable innovative use of technology that makes a difference

The contract offers a flexible, home-based option and the post-holder will report to the Scottish Care Chief Executive, Dr Donald Macaskill.

Application forms

An Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form is available at www.scottishcare.org  and by email from [email protected] and completed forms should be returned to her no later than 12 noon on Friday 3rdSeptember 2021.

Interviews will be held virtually.

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Job opportunity – Transforming Workforce Lead

SCOTTISH CARE REQUIRES A TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE LEAD

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Scottish Care for a Transforming Workforce Lead to join the national Scottish Care team. This full-time post is initially to October 2022 with a possible extension beyond this. The post is remunerated at £40,800 plus agreed expenses. 

Scottish Care is funded by the Scottish Government to provide independent sector engagement around workforce development, with the specific aim to ensure that ‘Social services providers in the independent sector fully contribute to the national workforce development agenda and maximise their capacity to self-manage the development of their workforce.’

Applicants must be qualified to degree level or equivalent and have experience of working at a senior level in health or social services or a related area.  Current knowledge of nursing practice within social care settings, knowledge of nursing and social care workforce regulation, and experience of leading a learning & development function or project are desirable.

The consultant will operate at a national strategic level; create significant collaborations for independent care sector organisations; contribute to national policy groups and consultations specifically on nursing; organise and deliver national workforce events and presentations and work across the sector nationally.  

The role requires skilful collaboration with key partners in the Scottish Government, the Chief Nursing Office Directorate, Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), Care Inspectorate, NHS Education for Scotland, local authorities, third sector and others with a requirement to attend frequent meetings and events across Scotland.

The contract offers a flexible, home-based option with occasional work at the Scottish Care offices in Ayr. 

Application forms:  An Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form is available directly from Laura Bennie, Office Manager, Scottish Care [email protected] and completed forms should be returned to her no later than 12 noon on Friday 3rd September 2021. Interviews will be held virtually on Friday 10th September 2021.  If you have not been contacted by Wednesday 8th September 2021, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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Care Tech 4 – Tickets now on sale!

Tickets are now available for our fourth technology event ‘Care Tech 4′ which is scheduled for Thursday 26 and Friday 27 August 2021.

The event will take place virtually and will bring together a range of perspectives to discuss developments and impacts of technology and the future potential of technology across the Scottish social care sector. It will also feature a range of panel discussions and opportunities to hear the latest developments around technology in social care.

Tickets are priced at £20+VAT and will give delegates access to both days, as well as access to recordings of the event.

Please see below for an outline of the programme.

Event Programme Outline - Care Tech 4 Final Version
Download programme
Purchase tickets here
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Job opportunity – Project Administrator: Dumfries and Galloway

SCOTTISH CARE IS LOOKING FOR A PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Scottish Care for a Project Administrator to work as part of our team in Dumfries & Galloway. This is a part time post (17.5 hours per week – £23,346 per year pro rata, till March 2022), the post is home based and there will be a requirement for occasional attendance at meetings & events.

Scottish Care is the representative body for the largest group of health and social care sector independent providers across Scotland delivering residential care, day care, care at home and housing support.

The post holder must have experience in office administration.  They must have the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, versatility & flexibility along with excellent interpersonal skills at all levels is essential. Thepost holder must also have excellent IT skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

The post holder will possess sound organisational & administrative abilities and the ability to support staff across Dumfries & Galloway in delivering services to members.

This is an exciting post for someone who will have a strong commitment to the work of the organisation and the ability to work in a culture that is innovative.

For further information please email [email protected] who will forward a Job Description, Person Specification and Application Form.

To apply, forward a completed application to [email protected]

Interviews will be held virtually on 19th August 2021

Closing Date: 12pm Friday 13th August 2021

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Climate Action and the Social Care Collective

We are co-hosting a series of virtual roundtable events to explore climate change in the context of social care with The Health and Social Care Academy (an ALLIANCE programme). Discussions will consider both the impact on the sector and the action required to tackle climate change. 

In the run up to COP26, we will be holding a series of roundtable events which will foster dialogue and explore the crucial role that social care must play in the context of climate change – in addressing, adapting to and taking action to mitigate the impacts. 

Scottish Government has pledged to be a net-zero nation by 2045 and Industry and investments are going green. There is a need for the social care sector to be involved in supporting sustainability effort as it is both affected by and contributes to climate change. Presently, there is little policy and action being taken to deliver social care in a changing climate. Given the mixed economy of care provision in Scotland, the impact of climate change will need to be acted upon by a range of different bodies, including local authorities, health and social care partnerships and care providers. 

Events will look at the current context, the barriers to action and will help identify solutions that can be taken forward by the sector as a call to action. It is our hope that these roundtables start to foster innovation, inspire action in the sector and ensure that social care is recognised as an equal partner in tackling climate change. 

The series will inform a set of principles and a call to action to inform stakeholders and groups on the areas for constructive and collaborative improvement in climate change and social care, which will be shared prior to COP26 on November 1, 2021. 

These roundtables will be held online on the following dates: 

  • Wednesday 11th August, 10:00 to 12:00 
  • Wednesday 15th September, 10:00 to 12:00
  • Wednesday 20th October, 10:00 to 12:00 

Final details for each event, including confirmed speakers, will be announced over the coming weeks. 

The events will be held on Zoom and are not designed to elicit person information from participants. For more information, please read our respective Privacy Statements: 

The ALLIANCE 

 Scottish Care 

Please sign up through Eventbrite.  If you have any questions or would like to learn how to get involved, please email [email protected].

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Save the date – Care Home Conference & Awards 2021

SAVE THE DATE
CARE HOME CONFERENCE AND AWARDS 2021
FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2021

We are pleased to announce that our annual Care Home Conference and Awards will take place this year on Friday 19 November 2021. Please get this date in your diary and share with your colleagues.

We are anticipating these events to be live and in-person at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow (1 William Street, G3 8HT). However, this may be subject to change due to Government COVID-19 restrictions/guidelines at the time of the event.

More details to follow.

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2021 Care Home Awards now open for entries

We’re delighted to announce that the 2021 Care Home Awards are now open for entries! Scottish Care would like to invite you to enter your company, staff and residents for the Care Home Awards 2021.

Help us recognise the work of fantastic staff and providers whilst also giving positive visibility to this often neglected sector.

There are 13 award categories:

  • Ancillary & Support Staff Award
  • Nutrition & Eating Well Award
  • Meaningful Activity Award
  • Training, Learning & Staff Development Award
  • Emerging Talent Award
  • Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Management & Leadership Award
  • Palliative & End of Life Care Practise Award
  • Nurse of the Year Award
  • Carer of the Year Award
  • Specialist Service/ Unit of the Year Award
  • Care Home Service of the Year Award
  • Positive Impact Award

Find out more about the awards and submit your nomination here.

Award entries close on Friday 10 September 2021.

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‘The future vision of health and social care nursing’ event recording

Huge thanks to all our speakers and attendees for coming along to our nursing event in June which focused on ‘The future vision of health and social care nursing’. We hope that you found the event enjoyable and informative and that it will inform and support your practice moving forward.

We are pleased to share the recording and presentation slides from this event. These are available via the buttons below. If you have any issues accessing these files at all, please contact [email protected].

You can also catch up on the day on Twitter with the hashtag #carenursevision.

Thanks again for your attendance and we look forward to welcoming you to another Scottish Care event in the future.

Kind regards,

Jacqui Neil

Transforming Workforce Lead for Nursing

Recording available here
Presentation slides available here