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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.
To identify, assess and plan for the health needs of all Care Experienced Children and Young people. Care Experienced children and young people can be living away from home, in either residential units, foster care or with kinship carers or at home under statutory measures. The primary goal of this post is to improve the health outcomes for Care Experienced Children and Young People. It has a supportive educational role for colleagues working in local authorities, education, foster carers, key workers, and voluntary agencies.
Contribute to research activities ensuring evidence-based practice in the specialist area.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Carol Frith on 0131 536 5031.