216238 Advanced Health Protection Nurse (EG)

NHS Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lothian seeks an Advanced Health Protection Nurse for a fixed-term role in Edinburgh. You'll provide expert clinical case management, lead disease control initiatives, and collaborate across healthcare boundaries. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on community health and requires advanced nursing skills.

Qualifications

• Expert clinical case management skills.
• Experience in communicable disease control.
• Ability to provide training and specialist advice.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement disease control strategies.
• Provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals.
• Lead service components and enhance practice.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Communication

Decision-making

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

PVG Scheme membership

Job description

Job Description: Advanced Health Protection Nurse (Band 7) - Fixed-term, 12 months, Secondment

NHS Lothian is committed to promoting equality and diversity within our workforce, aiming for a truly representative environment where all employees feel respected and empowered to give their best. We welcome applications from all sections of society.

This role involves providing expert clinical case management, utilizing advanced nursing practice skills to assess, treat, discharge, or refer patients of all ages appropriately, ensuring high standards of care in partnership with the multidisciplinary team.

The post requires PVG Scheme membership or a satisfactory application to Disclosure Scotland before commencing employment. The successful candidate will work within the East Region Health Protection Service, based at the Astley Ainslie Hospital in South Edinburgh, delivering health protection services across NHS Fife, Forth Valley, Borders, and Lothian regions.

Key responsibilities include assessing, advising, and implementing communicable disease control and community infection prevention strategies, providing specialist advice and training to healthcare professionals and the community, and developing service aspects to enhance practice. The role demands high decision-making and clinical judgment, with opportunities to lead specific service components and work collaboratively across healthcare and local authority boundaries.

For informal inquiries, please contact Mary Morrissey or Louise Wellington at 0300 790 62 64 or via email at [e-mail].