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NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.
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The Department of Public Health and Health Policy aims to improve and protect the health of people in Lothian as part of a whole system approach to public health in Scotland.
The post-holder will work with a project team within Maternal and Infant Nutrition (MIN) which is hosted in Public Health and Health Policy. The Maternal and Infant Nutrition team currently works with frontline staff across Neonatal, Maternity, Family Nursing and Health Visiting services to enhance their skills and knowledge around infant feeding.
Post: Project Midwife/Nurse – Delivering Early Breastfeeding Support
Tenure: 21hrs 1 year fixed term
Salary: AfC Band 6
The award nominated Delivering Early Breastfeeding Support (DEBS) project are looking for a colleague to join their team as they expand across West Lothian. This project is successfully reducing the Breastfeeding drop off at 6-8weeks by providing breastfeeding support in the ante-natal and early post natal period. We are looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgable midwife or nurse to use quality improvement methodology to support the existing project team to expand the project across West Lothian.
The project team are based at Stoneyburn health centre and work at St John’s and across West as required. 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. For further information and an informal discussion contact please contact either:
Sharon.gilchrist@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Caroline.buchan@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Or Strategic Programme Manager – Maternal and Infant Nutrition Tracy.McGillivray@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.