Nurse Consultant – Immunisation
Department of Public Health and Health Policy
Work Pattern: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic Nurse Consultant to join our Healthcare Public Health Division, within the Department of Public Health and Health Policy. This is a permanent, full-time position; however, we would welcome applications on a job share basis. The main departmental office base will be West Port, located in central Edinburgh, with excellent travel links to surrounding areas. This post is suitable for flexible working; however, a minimum of 2 days per week will be required in the office.
Successful applicants will be a key member of a multi-disciplinary Healthcare Public Health Division. You will work closely with our four Health and Social Care Partnerships and provide assurance to the Lead Consultant for Healthcare Public Health around quality, safety, and the effectiveness of local immunisation strategies. You will provide expert clinical advice and leadership on improving outcomes and reducing inequalities in vaccination uptake.
We are looking for a Nurse Consultant with specialist knowledge, expertise, and experience in immunisation at a senior level. The post holder will have the ability to provide strategic, operational, clinical, and professional leadership. You will have the experience and ability to prioritise your own work effectively and be able to direct activities across a wide range of stakeholders, often in a politically sensitive environment.
The post holder will liaise with colleagues in Public Health Scotland and represent NHS Lothian on national groups, such as Scottish Vaccination and Immunisation Programme Groups. You will also lead and line manage staff within NHS Lothian’s Public Health immunisation team.
Minimum Requirements: Candidates must be registered with the NMC as a 1st Level Nurse, with a Master of Public Health or equivalent education at higher degree level.
If you are interested in the role and would like an informal discussion or to request any further details, please contact Norma Millar, Nurse Consultant, Immunisation, norma.millar@nhs.scot.
Interviews are expected to take place w/c 10th February 2025.
A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: https://services.nhslothian.scot/nursingandmidwifery/strategic-plan-2023-2028/.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult), then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024, but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part-time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37-hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.
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.
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