Public Protection & Child Health Services Lead

Public Protection & Child Health Services Lead (Ref: 245799)

£76,888 - £82,251 (Band 8B)

Full time (36 hours per week)

Permanent

Edinburgh or Glasgow – hybrid working applying for the foreseeable future

Do you bring senior clinical leadership in Public Protection and Children’s Health Services? Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) seeks a leader to provide corporate Public Protection leadership (children and adults), national representation, and assurance/improvement across our Public Protection & Child Health portfolio—including expert input to inspection programs and multi-agency collaborations.

You will shape and deliver HIS’s Public Protection strategy, strengthen mandatory training, trauma informed practice, clinical supervision, represent HIS at national forums and SLWGs (Prevent, Gender Based Violence, UNCRC/The Promise, Care Experienced Health Assessments), and contribute to inspections, policy and methodology development.

HIS drives improvement and provides independent assurance across health and social care in Scotland. This role matters because it safeguards vulnerable children and adults while integrating Public Protection across HIS programs.

For further information or informal enquiries about this post, please contact Mhairi Hastings, Associate Director of Nursing & Midwifery, at mhairi.hastings2@nhs.scot.

Closing date: Sunday 10 May 2026 at midnight

It is anticipated that interviews will be held via MS Teams on Monday 25 and/or Tuesday 26 May 2026