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The above posts offer an excellent opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated family support workers to join the school nursing service within NHS Forth Valley. We want to ensure children; young people and their families receive the right support at the right time.
Candidates should have a high standard of communication and organisational skills and have the ability to work within a team and on their own initiative. Candidates should also be able to demonstrate a genuine commitment to and show a deep understanding of family issues and should have experience of delivering a variety of support programmes for both children, young people, and their caregivers. A willingness to work with partner agencies, under the supervision of the School Nurse Team Leader is also essential.
Candidates should hold or be working towards achieving a relevant SCQF qualification at level 7/8 related to children and young people e.g. Higher National Diploma/ Certificate in Children and Young People’s health and wellbeing or equivalent.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
For Informal enquiries please contact:
Pauline Miller- Department Manager
01786 477 420 or 324 554231 – 07855 149228
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.
NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
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.