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The Role
Three exciting opportunities have arisen within the Health Improvement Department of NHS Lanarkshire. We are looking to recruit to the following positions;
1. Health Improvement Senior: to lead, co-ordinate and support programmes of work within Scotland’s Public Health Priority 4. The post holder will have a responsibility for a portfolio of health improvement programmes in Tobacco Control, Alcohol & Other Substances Team with the overall aim of improving health and reducing health inequalities in line with local and national identified health priorities around prevention, early intervention and education in tobacco, alcohol and other substances. The post holder is required to provide health improvement support and advice to colleagues and partners, providing programme management and where appropriate, staff management.
2. Health Improvement Senior: will have responsibility for a portfolio of health improvement programmes across 2 localities (Cambuslang/Rutherglen and East Kilbride/Strathaven), with the overall aim of improving health and reducing health inequalities in line with local and nationally identified health priorities. The post holder has responsibility for the development and delivery of this portfolio of work under the direction of the Locality Health Improvement Team Leader. The post holder is required to provide health improvement support and advice to colleagues and partners, providing programme management and where appropriate, staff management.
Please click on the link to view and apply for the additional Health Improvement Senior position. https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=166496
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
- The post holder must be qualified to degree standard
- Post holder should have or be working towards a postgraduate qualification or have the equivalent knowledge and experience that demonstrates an understanding of health improvement /public health at postgraduate level
- Experience of partnership working and negotiation skills
- Proven track record in the delivery of Health Improvement/Public Health projects
- Full UK/EU/EEA driving licence with access to a car is essential to the role
Contract type
1. Full time (37.5hrs) Fixed Term or Secondment until 31st March 2025
2. Part Time (15hrs) Permanent
Please note: Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Please note: for part time posts the salary will be pro-rata.
Location and Working Pattern
1. Health Improvement Senior (PHP4)- NHS Lanarkshire, 14 Beckford St, Hamilton ML3 0TA. This post has a pan-Lanarkshire remit.
2. Health Improvement Senior (South West Locality Team) - NHS Lanarkshire, Rutherglen Primary Care Centre, 130 Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen, G73 2PQ.
Health Improvement Department work a hybrid model, between home and base. The post holder may also be required to work at other bases and venues.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact:
1. Clare McCool, (PHP4 post) Team Leader, Alcohol & Other Substances clare.mccool@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
2. Gayle Robertson (Locality post) gayle.robertson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Marion Bisset Recruitment Administrator on marion.bisset@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this, must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any Worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk