Health Visitor

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.

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.

We are currently seeking to recruit Health Visitor to join the Tayside Health Visiting Service based in Perth & Kinross. This is an exciting opportunity to share your current skills, knowledge and leadership qualities and welcome all applicants, experienced, newly qualified or soon to be qualified Health Visitors.

The Tayside Health Visiting Service delivers a service to a varied demographic population in both rural and urban localities across Tayside. Our teams strive to deliver an excellent service to Children, and their families living in our Community in line with the National Universal Heath Visiting Pathway, utilising the GIRFEC national approach and working in close collaboration with a range of multiagency and third sector partners.

As a Health Visitor in Tayside you will be given opportunities to further develop your career, receive regular management and child protection supervision, with access to excellent internal and external training. We offer all newly qualified Health Visitors a tailored preceptorship and mentorship program.

You must be a registered SCPHN (Health Visiting) with current UK NMC registration or due to complete the qualification within the next three months.

If you have the qualities we are looking for, share our values and feel excited by the prospect of what we can do for your career then we would like to hear from you.

For informal enquiries please contact:

Lynne Summers Team Leader (01738 564202 ext 14202 or

email: lynne.summers@nhs.scot

or

Virette Swift Team Leader ( 01738 564202 ext 14202 or

email: virette.swift@nhs.scot

or

Karen McGarva Team Leader ( 01738 564202 ext 14202

email: karen.mcgarva@nhs.scot

Hours of work: 37 hours per week

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email via Jobtrain. Please check your emails regularly.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

• You should apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain.
• DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for shortlisting purposes.
• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date.
• For help to complete an application on Job Train please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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• Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments

If you are a current member of staff, please ensure you update your Jobtrain profile to reflect that you are employed by NHS Tayside