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Salary 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.
An exciting opportunity to join the Child Protection Advisors for health team!
The CPA team are currently recruiting. We are looking for health professionals (registered nurse, midwife, AHP) with a genuine interest in the protection and safeguarding of children to come and join our team. Your role will be to support and guide health staff who are working with Child Protection cases, be the health representation at the Interagency Referral Discussion (IRD), using your health expertise and knowledge of Child Protection to aid the decision making in respect of children who are at risk of harm.
If you are a health professional educated to degree level willing to undertake a Post Graduate Certificate in Child Welfare and Protection we would love to hear from you.
Posts are part- time with varying hours up to 30 hrs p.w and will initially cover the Ross-shire and Lochaber areas but will also be part of the Highland wide advice and guidance and IRD service.
For an informal chat please contact Susan Bell on susan.bell3@highland.gov.uk or Tel: 07795238902.
Application Forms and Job Descriptions are available online https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/340920 reference number – HGH14967. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application please contact Business Support 01955 608279 (24 hour Voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.
Please quote reference in the subject line of your email – HGH14967.
Closing date for completed applications: Monday 12th February 2024.
