Health Protection Nurse Specialist

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
This is an exciting opportunity to join NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Public Health Protection Unit as a permanent Health Protection Nurse Specialist.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the largest health board in Scotland and provides a Public Health Protection Service to over 1.2 million people. The post holder will be based within the Public Health Protection Unit, 1st Floor, West House, Gartnavel Royal Hospital Campus.
The post holder, through co-operation with our partner agencies (especially local authorities), will seek to support and protect the local population from both communicable diseases and environmental hazards which could endanger their health. This is done by risk identification investigation and mitigation, thus preventing, controlling or reducing exposure to communicable diseases and environmental hazards and limiting, where possible, the damage to health when such exposures occur.
Therefore, the post holder requires to work closely with the public, Infectious Diseases Unit staff, Infection Prevention and Control Teams, colleagues in Pharmacy, Immunisation Teams and local partner agencies. Consequently multidisciplinary working is required as is demonstrable experience of working in the community and working with vaccinations.
The Public Health Department operates 7 day working, therefore weekend and public holiday working is required. Shift pattern is 08:00 – 18:00 across 4 days, Monday to Sunday.
You must be a registered nurse/midwife on the NMC Register, hold relevant first level degree/post-registration qualifications and be able to demonstrate evidence of further professional development. You will be working towards a master’s level qualification in Public Health/Infection control or similar.
You must have substantial post-registration experience.
Informal enquiries to Tina McMichael – Lead Nurse Public Health, Tina.mcmichael2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or call 0141 201 4917 (ex 64917).
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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