An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Joint Health Improvement Team for a part time Health Improvement Specialist within the Children & Young People Team.

The post holder is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership across the Scottish Borders to promote health improvement and reduce inequalities in children, young people and families within the Scottish Borders.

The post holder is responsible for establishing and sustaining links internally within NHS Borders and with key external partners to promote health improvement and address inequalities in health. To work with partners across health, local authority and third sector partners to develop implement and deliver on national & local strategic priorities.

To co-ordinate and project manage generic pieces of health improvement work relating to Children, Young People & Families and Health Inequalities.

To provide staff development sessions and training courses in own area of expertise to ensure that multi-agency capacity building activity reflects key national and local objectives and is delivered from a sound evidence base.

Applicants should be educated to Degree and hold a postgraduate diploma in a health related discipline or have significant level of experience working in a relevant, specific topic, setting, and skill based health improvement arena. Experience of project planning, management and implementation is required. Having achieved or working towards UKPHR registration is desirable

Informal enquiries should be directed to: Claire McElroy: Head of Joint Health Improvement Team claire.mcelroy2@nhs.scot or by calling 01835 825970. The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Whether you’re early in your career or looking to take the next step into a more senior role, NHS Borders offers a supportive environment where you can grow, influence change, and make a real impact.

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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 websitehere.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

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