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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.
Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist
About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland is a new organisation, set up to improve the lives of people in Scotland, to reduce health inequalities that persist in many of our communities. It’s an exciting time to join the organisation, with PHS at the forefront of Scotland’s efforts to tackle Coronavirus and its implications across society.
The Post:
The Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in vaccination and immunisation will be a national source of specialised vaccination and immunisation related knowledge and will share this with a wide range of stakeholders inclusive of National Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHP).
As a member of the Clinical and Protecting Health Directorate, the post-holder will be expected to provide expert clinical advice, guidance and support in response to vaccine related queries and adverse incidents, and to contribute to the development of national policy, business plans, guidance, resources and training materials relating to the vaccination programmes. They will also participate in the national delivery of vaccination related education and training to other staff through designated educational activities.
The Candidate:
As a Registered Nurse, the post-holder will have extensive leadership and management experience at senior level with considerable expert practice in the speciality and evidence of relevant and ongoing professional development. They will have experience and/or a strong interest in risk management and the quality agenda. The post holder will be experienced in delivering immunisation training and/or delivery of an immunisation service. They will have experience in service planning, redesign projects and quality improvement projects both at local and national level. They will have excellent team working skills, effective written and oral communication, influencing, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
The successful candidate will participate in the vaccination and immunisation team daytime on call rota to provide an expert response to clinical queries and adverse events and responsibility for ensuring that all calls and emails received, advice given and referrals made are accurately recorded.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who has lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
Candidates must have current NMC registration at the time of applying.
Location and Working Pattern:
The post holder will be based in Glasgow or Edinburgh.
PHS operate a hybrid working model with a mixture of working at home and days in the office each week.
Travel throughout Scotland and possibly UK is a requirement of this post.
This post will be full-time (37.5 hours per week), though part-time would be considered. The working pattern is Monday to Friday.
There may be a requirement to participate in a rota to work out of hours including weekends in the situation where there is an ongoing incident involving the team or resilience is needed.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PHS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits
Further Information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Andrina Hunter, Service Manager – Vaccination and Immunisation Division at andrina.hunter2@phs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 9 October 2023.
Further information on PHS is available from: www.publichealthscotland.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies