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The Contact Tracing Practitioner will form part of a team of Contact Tracers who will normally provide the first point of contact of cases of COVID-19 (i.e. the people who have just received a positive lab result).
They will work in collaboration with Health Board Health Protection Contact Tracers working across Scotland undertaking contact tracing activities of COVID-19 cases which are more complex in nature. The Contact Tracer will provide additional support to cluster investigations when cases are assigned by the Contact Tracing Team Manager.
They will deal with calls throughout the day with COVID-19 cases, ensuring that all information is recorded accurately on the Case Management System and escalated where required. They will also identify where there are clusters or patterns of COVID 19.
Full training will be provided from a hub based within Fife.
If you feel you have what it takes, to thrive on new challenges, have attention to detail while being able to contribute to improvement activities that enhance and develop the contact tracing service this could be the role for you.
There are full-time (37.5 hours) or part-time (30 hours)* posts available – shift work involved covering 7 days per week. *Please note the salary for 30 hrs post is pro rata to part time hours.
Applications on a secondment basis will be considered providing you have prior agreement from your current line manager.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
For informal enquiries please contact Sharon Crabb, Senior Charge Nurse, Public Health on 01592 643355 ext 29566 or email sharon.crabb@nhs.scot.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.