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Public Protection Practitioner – HIU Paediatric Liaison Nurse 0.5 WTE
Secondment opportunities would be considered
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dedicated Professionals to join the Public Protection team as Public Protection Practitioners, with a focus on supporting and managing Paediatric High Intensity Users of the Scottish Ambulance Service. This is a developing role within SAS, focussed on a biopsychosocial approach to individual case management of patients/Service users who are often vulnerable or have complex care needs helping them to access timely, safe, and appropriate care from the appropriate service providers.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, together with the ability to critically analyse and prioritise workload are essential. You will work in partnership with key stakeholders across SAS and have experience of working across the wider health service representing the ambulance service at clinical forums where care delivery systems and case management are being discussed, to ensure the organisation is fully represented.
The HIU - Paediatric Liason nurse, provides early identification of vulnerable unborn babies, neonates, children and young people, promoting intervention and prevention through appropriate onward referral, as well as actively contributing to multi-agency assessment and discharge planning. This post supports early identification through a High Intensity User screening service to contribute to robust multi-agency chronologies and effective identification and response to risk in the familial, school or care setting.
The Clinical Lead for Paediatric Liaison for Under 18 reports directly to Clinical Effectiveness Lead for Child Protection and would seek feedback and support on any concerning cases in relation to protection of children, for management of complex care needs and wider well-being support they would actively liaise with primary care partners, such as GP services, Midwifery, Health Visitors, School Nursing Teams, CAMHS. They may also be able to provide signposting and educational support to families where their call may be more appropriately managed by an additional service.
They will have working knowledge and experience of the appropriate legislation and practice relating to some or all of the key areas of Child Protection and Mental Health combined with experience of making focussed assessments and collaborating to deliver support planning and risk management in a community setting.
These are nationally focused posts, the base locations remain flexible but there will be some need to travel flexibly across Scotland to meet the needs of the role, including patient visits and staff engagement. The posts are full time, but other working options will be considered.
For further information about these vacancies please contact LisaJane Naidoo, Clinical Effectiveness Lead High Intensity Users by email at lisajane.naidoo2@nhs.scot or phone 07385 421913
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.