Proposed Interview Date: Friday 17 July 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 12 July 2026
Contract Type: Temporary (12 Weeks)
Salary: FC6 £31,761.26 - £34,914.86
Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week, Monday – Friday
Location: Queen Margaret Hospital and Victoria Hospital
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 resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated Social Work Assistant to join the Social Work Hospital Discharge Team (West) on a temporary basis for 12 weeks. The team works with adults who have physical and/or mental health needs, their families and carers promoting a person-centred approach to discharge planning. The West team covers Victoria Hospital and Queen Margaret Hospital as well as Fife residents in hospitals such as Lothian and Falkirk.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with social workers contributing to personal outcome focused assessments as part of discharge planning. They will engage with individuals, families and carers to address some of the practical barriers to discharge whilst promoting their rights and strengths to achieve better outcomes.
Flexible working with core hours 8am – 4pm.
We provide training aligned to the principles of the National Induction Framework
As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a “blended working” arrangement with office-working and home-working opportunities as appropriate to the role.
Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain a Level 2 with PVG.
