Team Lead (Health), Skye & Lochalsh, West Ross & Lochaber

Job Description

Post Title: Team Lead (Health)
Location: Skye & Lochalsh, West Ross & Lochaber
Hours: 37 Hours Per Week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £46,244 - £53,789 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Susan Laidlaw Tel: 07818 520126

Job Purpose: Provide specialist guidance, advice, support, leadership, training and supervision to health personnel in relation to the wellbeing and protection of children, young people and families, within capacity of role.

Provide specialist child protection health advice to partner agencies where a child or young person is at risk of harm or neglect and represent health in processes to protect children and young people across Argyll and Bute. 

Deliver training, learning and development plans and programmes to health personnel across Argyll and Bute and NHS Highland for the wellbeing and protection of children, young people and families.

Undertake audit and research, collect and manage data in accordance with requirements. 

To attend MAPPA/MARAC processes as the health representative as required. 

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact Business Support, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification or equivalent  
• Educated to degree level.  
• Child welfare and protection post graduate certificate/ Master’s (or willing to work towards)
• Current NMC  registration (part 1 or 2 & part 3) Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting /School Nurse)
• Be able to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Highland to
  meet the operational requirements of the service
• Significant experience in public health nursing