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.

This key vacancy has arisen and we are looking for an exceptional leader to lead our Public

Protection Service. As a member of the NMAHP team, the postholder will have strong strategic and clinical leadership in Public Protection throughout the organisation, and will support long term strategic planning that will impact across all services within NHS Tayside.

The postholder will influence future services provision for vulnerable children, young people and adults both within NHS Tayside and also in collaboration with our partners. The post holder has the professional lead role and managerial responsibility across the public protection agenda.

The post holder will ensure policy, national and local standards, clinical practice and workforce development is in place to achieve safe, effective, efficient service provision underpinned by a model of continuous improvement. The post holder will have strategic leadership for all areas within the Public Protection Sphere.

The post holder will function as an expert resource providing clinical leadership, expert

practice, and advanced knowledge, integrating research evidence into practice and

leading on research in their clinical field, building on the body of Public Protection knowledge

in this specialist area.

Applicants must have a current UK Registered Nurse qualification and be registered with the UK NMC,

educated to Masters Level in a relevant and associated subject (or evidence of working at this

level) with a relevant qualification in Public Protection.

NHS Tayside is a Values Based Organisation and is both passionate about and committed to the values of NHS Scotland which are:

• Dignity and Respect
• Openness, Honest and Responsibility
• Quality and Teamwork
• Care and Compassion

Hours of work are: 37 per week.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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