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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.
We are currently seeking to recruit a Health Visitor to join the Tayside Health Visiting Service. This is an exciting opportunity to share your current skills, knowledge and leadership qualities and we welcome all applicants, experienced, newly qualified or soon to be qualified Health Visitors.
The Tayside Health Visiting Service delivers a service to a varied demographic population in both rural and urban localities across Tayside. Our teams strive to deliver an excellent service to children, and their families living in our communities in line with the National Universal Heath Visiting Pathway, utilising the GIRFEC national approach and working in close collaboration with a range of multiagency and third sector partners.
As a Health Visitor in Tayside you will be given opportunities to further develop your career, receive regular management and child protection supervision, with access to excellent internal and external training. We offer all newly qualified Health Visitors a tailored preceptorship and mentorship program.
You must be a registered SCPHN (Health Visiting) with current NMC registration or due to complete the qualification within the next three months.
If you have the qualities we are looking for, share our values and feel excited by the prospect of what we can do for your career then we would like to hear from you.
For informal enquiries please contact:
Mhairi Thompson, Team Leader ( 01382 660111 ext 61432 or 07800527789 or email: mhairi.thompson@nhs.scot or denise.colvin@nhs.scot ext. 55608 or 07812484288
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week
Alternative working hours may be available.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email via Jobtrain. Please check your emails regularly.