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Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist

This post advertised is a permanent post, though consideration will be given to those wishing to take up the post as a secondment opportunity for a period of between 1 and 2 years. If you do wish to pursue this opportunity as a secondment, please ensure you have the support of your current line manager before applying.

About the Organisation :

Public Health Scotland is Scotland’s lead national agency for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of all of Scotland’s people. Our vision is of a Scotland where everybody thrives. Our focus is on increasing healthy life expectancy and reducing premature mortality. To do this, we use data, intelligence and a place-based approach to lead and deliver Scotland’s public health priorities.

The role of the Clinical and Protecting Health Directorate is to protect the people of Scotland from infectious and environmental hazards; enable high-quality clinical and public health knowledge, research and innovation; and change clinical and public health practice by using audits at a national and local level.

The Post :

The Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in vaccination and immunisation will be a national source of specialised vaccination and immunisation related knowledge and will share this with a wide range of stakeholders inclusive of National Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHP).

As a member of the Clinical and Protecting Health Directorate, the post-holder will be expected to provide expert clinical advice, guidance and support in response to vaccine related queries and adverse incidents, and to contribute to the development of national policy, business plans, guidance, resources and training materials relating to the vaccination programmes. They will also participate in the national delivery of vaccination related education and training to other staff through designated educational activities and will be responsible for the line management of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in vaccination and immunisation within the team.

The Candidate :

As a Registered Nurse, the post-holder will have extensive leadership and management experience at senior level with considerable expert practice in the speciality and evidence of relevant and ongoing professional development. They will have experience and / or a strong interest in risk management and the quality agenda. The post holder will be experienced in delivering immunisation training and / or delivery of an immunisation service. They will have experience in service planning, redesign projects and quality improvement projects both at local and national level. They will have excellent team working skills, effective written and oral communication, influencing, negotiation and interpersonal skills.

The successful candidate will participate in the vaccination and immunisation team daytime on call rota to provide an expert response to clinical queries and adverse events and responsibility for ensuring that all calls and emails received, advice given, and referrals made are accurately recorded.