142981 Blood Borne Virus Prevention Worker

Role Overview & Responsibilities

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.

Fixed Term for 2 years.

Reducing harm associated with chaotic injecting drug use and unsafe sexual practices.

Responsible for the provision of injecting equipment, harm minimisation information and support in collaboration with other agencies to “hard to reach” injecting drug users across Lothian.

This will be provided in a number of settings; including outreach, mobile bus and street work contact.

Provision of teaching, training and supervision to students undertaking post registration degrees or diplomas and to other professionals requiring knowledge about harm reduction/minimisation.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact james.shanley@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk