Home Assessment Recovery Team, Discharge to Assess Co-ordinator (HART D2A), Jessie Street, Blairgowrie - Internal

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Home Assessment Recovery Team Discharge to Assess Co-ordinator (HART D2A) - PKC13669
£34,424 - £37,784
Jessie Street, Blairgowrie

Please note: Only existing employees of Perth & Kinross Council may apply.

The HART D2A Co‑ordinator plays a key role in supporting safe, timely discharge and short‑term assessment pathways for adults returning home from hospital.

Perth & Kinross is split into 3 locality areas (North, South and City) and the post holder will be responsible for coordination, inclusive of organising and coordinating packages of support to vulnerable service users, ensuring timely and effective delivery of services.

This scheduling will be for all service users in their locality and done via Carelink, prioritising referrals from hospitals, also end of life / palliative care, and supporting these in a timely manner, whilst liaising with assessing workers, service users, other professionals both within social work and health regarding packages of care.

Acting as the central link for day‑to‑day coordination, the Co‑ordinator helps maintain positive outcomes for individuals, supports flow across the system, and provides line management, support and guidance to 10 Reablement Assistants.

Flexibility across all locality areas is essential to ensure effective service delivery and coverage.

This is a full time position working Monday – Friday, and 8.45am – 5.00pm. As part of the service requirements, you will be required to undertake duty, approx. 1 per fortnight, participating in daily duty which would mean starting at 7.00am but finishing early that day.

There will also be a requirement to support with weekend cover to meet service demands, however, this would only be approximately 3 weekends per year and this would be done on a rota basis.

This post will be a mixture of Locality Working, Pullar House in Perth and Home Working.

The post‑holder contributes to a responsive, person‑centred service that enables people to remain safely at home while their needs are assessed.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

Skills & Experience Required

Strong organisational, planning, and scheduling skills, with the ability to prioritise high‑volume referrals, coordinate complex care arrangements, and manage time‑sensitive tasks.

Line‑management experience, including supporting staff day‑to‑day, offering guidance, delegating tasks, and contributing to supervision‑related responsibilities. The role requires providing daily oversight to Reablement Assistants ensuring consistent practice and safe, high‑quality care delivery.

Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, working collaboratively with service users, families, hospitals, Locality Integrated Teams, HSCP partners, and the wider HART workforce.

Confident and proactive decision‑making, particularly in fast‑moving situations such as hospital discharge and urgent support planning.

Good digital skills, with the ability to use systems such as Carelink and maintain accurate, high‑quality data to support safe care delivery.

Ability to work independently and as part of a wider locality team, contributing to effective service flow and supporting colleagues across the D2A model.

Values‑driven, person‑centred practice, aligned to reablement and Home First principles, with a focus on enabling individuals to maximise independence and achieve personalised outcomes.

Experience supporting vulnerable adults in community‑based, social care, care management, or reablement settings.

You must have a valid UK driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.

Essential Qualifications

Practice – Essential to hold:

• SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF Level 7 (Was SVQ3).

Supervisory / Management – Essential to hold or be working towards:

• PDA Health and Social Care Supervision (essential or working towards, as a Conditions, and within 3 years of SSSC Registration)
  or
• A qualification that contains at least 15 credits at SCQF level 7 of supervision or management theory and practice specifically for a supervisor of a care service.
• SSSC Registration within 3 months for: Supervisor in a Care at Home Service

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's what we can offer you:

• A generous annual leave package
• 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Access to a range of benefits
• Paid SSSC annual membership for relevant positions

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

This role requires you to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), if you are not yet registered, you can still apply, as long as you are willing to apply for registration within 3 months of starting with us and be registered within 6 months.

For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree.

Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs

We are committed to being a more inclusive employer - to ensure we can consider any reasonable adjustments, please either contact the recruiting manager to discuss any individual circumstances, discuss at interview or, if you prefer, after any conditional offer is made.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Nicola Gibson on 01738 476333 to find out more.

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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.

If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.