# Child Health Administrator

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Shetland.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Shetland
- **Location:** NHS Shetland
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £29,103 - £31,409
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21T15:02:41.637Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=264905
- **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=264905
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhsshetland.scot

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 254496
- Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
- Job closing date: 13/09/2026
- Job Type: Administrative Services
- Location: NHS Shetland
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36.0
- Job posted date: 21/08/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Shetland
- Department: Child Health

### Child Health Administrator (Ref: 254496)

### Substantive

### Full Time – 36 hours per week

### Band 3 - Salary Range £29, 103 - £31,409 per annum

### Distant Island Allowance of £2,578 per annum (pro rata)

Are you a motivated, enthusiastic individual with excellent communication and IT skills, who can work independently and as part of a fantastic team. If so, the Child Health Administrator post may be for you. The post holder supports the Child Health Team, predominantly Health Visitors and School nurses, deliver their essential services to the Children, Young People and families of Shetland. Whilst utilising national IT systems to ensure a smooth, safe delivery of service. The role is varied, interesting and rewarding.

Rise to the challenge and enjoy the opportunity - Shetland is a wonderful place to live and work. Shetland offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, unique wildlife and amazing scenery, whilst still only a short flight away from the UK mainland. To find out more about living and working in Shetland go to www.shetland.org and/or https://www.shetland.org/life

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

Please note that this post is not eligible for sponsorship in line with current Gov.uk guidance. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK without the need for sponsorship BEFORE submitting any applications. Further information can be found here

For an informal discussion, please contact: Keri Ratter, Clinical Nurse Manager Child Health. Email: keri.ratter@nhs.scot

Closing date: 13th September 2026

Interview date: 21st September 2026

### *Please note this is a local advertisement and no relocation or interview expenses are applicable.

If you require assistance or encounter any technical issues with your application, please visit our support centre: https://knowledge.jobtrain.co.uk/jobseeker or call 0161 850 2004.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

## Documents

- [254496 AD (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1188437&JobId=264905)
- [254496 JD (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1188438&JobId=264905)

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