Public Protection Team Leader
About the role
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.
The Public Protection Service has an excellent opportunity to join our service as Team Leader. This is a key post working as part of NHS GGC Public Protection Service to promote a high quality, safe and effective service to protect unborn babies, children, young people and adults.
We are seeking candidates who will be flexible and adaptable in meeting the evolving needs of service users in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
This is an opportunity to work within a progressive team who have been recent finalists for the RCN Scotland team of the year for their innovative work.
The Public Protection Service provides advice, support and guidance to staff in NHS GGC on matters relating to Child and Adult Protection and is currently expanding its services in Adult Support and Protection. The post holder will provide clinical leadership, specialist professional advice and support and Case Supervision to a wide range of staff. You will be committed to working collaboratively across professions and agencies and be able to make evidence based decisions. The post holder will work as part of a team consisting of Chief Nurse and Head of Public Protection Service, Public Protection Lead Nurse (CP), Public Protection Lead Nurse (AP), Public Protection Nurse Advisors, Public Protection Medical Lead, Lead Paediatrician for Child Protection, and Administration Staff. The team is based at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital site, however, Public Protection training and specialist Clinical Supervision is carried out at sites across GGC.
The post holder is required to be a Registered Nurse or Midwife, with a first level degree and a minimum of five years post qualification experience. The post holder will require to have a post qualifying academic qualification in Child Protection and/or Adult Support and Protection, or currently being undertaken, or have evidence of relevant experience.
You should have substantial experience in working with children, young people, their families and/or vulnerable adults with previous clinical experience and understanding of Child Protection.
An in-depth knowledge of policy and legislation that guides contemporary child and/or adult support and protection practice, with recent experience of the application of this practice is essential
A willingness to undertake further study will be required if education/experience not available in both fields.
Informal Contact: Margaret Doherty, Lead Nurse, 0141 451 6605
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland 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. By signing the Armed Forces Covenant , NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) , automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
For application portal/log-in issues, please contact Jobtrain support hub in the first instance.
About NHS Ayrshire & Arran
We pride ourselves on improving health and providing a comprehensive range of high quality, safe, effective and person-centred health services.
Our values - Caring, Safe, Respectful
Welcome to the official NHS Ayrshire & Arran LinkedIn page. This account will keep you updated on health matters and bring you trusted information and advice.
Please note this is a moderated information site and is not a public forum.
This site is moderated Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm (excluding public holidays). It is monitored periodically out of office hours.
We do not remove comments for being critical of NHS Ayrshire & Arran, as your opinions are important and we can learn from them. However, we may remove comments or posts if they contain vulgar or offensive language, personal attacks of any kind; offensive comments that target or disparage any ethnic, racial or religious group; breach privacy; or spread inaccurate or dangerous information.
Further to this, we also reserve the right to delete any comments that:
· are spam or include links to other sites;
· are clearly off topic;
· advocate illegal activity;
· promote particular services, products or political organisations;
· infringe on copyrights or trademarks;
· use personally identifiable medical information (We recommend you do not share any of your medical information on our Social Media pages); or
· contain case-specific and other confidential information.
Where a person has continued to post inappropriate comments, we reserve the right to block that user from posting on our accounts.
Disclaimer
NHS Ayrshire & Arran does not take any responsibility for people making contact with members who are followers of this page. It is up to the individual to control their own privacy settings and who can view their profile. Please note that other than our official posts, any comments expressed on the site do not reflect the opinions and position of NHS Ayrshire & Arran or its
Public Protection Team Leader
About the role
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.
The Public Protection Service has an excellent opportunity to join our service as Team Leader. This is a key post working as part of NHS GGC Public Protection Service to promote a high quality, safe and effective service to protect unborn babies, children, young people and adults.
We are seeking candidates who will be flexible and adaptable in meeting the evolving needs of service users in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
This is an opportunity to work within a progressive team who have been recent finalists for the RCN Scotland team of the year for their innovative work.
The Public Protection Service provides advice, support and guidance to staff in NHS GGC on matters relating to Child and Adult Protection and is currently expanding its services in Adult Support and Protection. The post holder will provide clinical leadership, specialist professional advice and support and Case Supervision to a wide range of staff. You will be committed to working collaboratively across professions and agencies and be able to make evidence based decisions. The post holder will work as part of a team consisting of Chief Nurse and Head of Public Protection Service, Public Protection Lead Nurse (CP), Public Protection Lead Nurse (AP), Public Protection Nurse Advisors, Public Protection Medical Lead, Lead Paediatrician for Child Protection, and Administration Staff. The team is based at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital site, however, Public Protection training and specialist Clinical Supervision is carried out at sites across GGC.
The post holder is required to be a Registered Nurse or Midwife, with a first level degree and a minimum of five years post qualification experience. The post holder will require to have a post qualifying academic qualification in Child Protection and/or Adult Support and Protection, or currently being undertaken, or have evidence of relevant experience.
You should have substantial experience in working with children, young people, their families and/or vulnerable adults with previous clinical experience and understanding of Child Protection.
An in-depth knowledge of policy and legislation that guides contemporary child and/or adult support and protection practice, with recent experience of the application of this practice is essential
A willingness to undertake further study will be required if education/experience not available in both fields.
Informal Contact: Margaret Doherty, Lead Nurse, 0141 451 6605
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland 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. By signing the Armed Forces Covenant , NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) , automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
For application portal/log-in issues, please contact Jobtrain support hub in the first instance.
About NHS Ayrshire & Arran
We pride ourselves on improving health and providing a comprehensive range of high quality, safe, effective and person-centred health services.
Our values - Caring, Safe, Respectful
Welcome to the official NHS Ayrshire & Arran LinkedIn page. This account will keep you updated on health matters and bring you trusted information and advice.
Please note this is a moderated information site and is not a public forum.
This site is moderated Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm (excluding public holidays). It is monitored periodically out of office hours.
We do not remove comments for being critical of NHS Ayrshire & Arran, as your opinions are important and we can learn from them. However, we may remove comments or posts if they contain vulgar or offensive language, personal attacks of any kind; offensive comments that target or disparage any ethnic, racial or religious group; breach privacy; or spread inaccurate or dangerous information.
Further to this, we also reserve the right to delete any comments that:
· are spam or include links to other sites;
· are clearly off topic;
· advocate illegal activity;
· promote particular services, products or political organisations;
· infringe on copyrights or trademarks;
· use personally identifiable medical information (We recommend you do not share any of your medical information on our Social Media pages); or
· contain case-specific and other confidential information.
Where a person has continued to post inappropriate comments, we reserve the right to block that user from posting on our accounts.
Disclaimer
NHS Ayrshire & Arran does not take any responsibility for people making contact with members who are followers of this page. It is up to the individual to control their own privacy settings and who can view their profile. Please note that other than our official posts, any comments expressed on the site do not reflect the opinions and position of NHS Ayrshire & Arran or its