Clinical Nurse Specialist – Travel Health

Job title:

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Travel Health

Company

NHS Scotland

Job description

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 shift pattern for this position is Mon-Fri.Live UK NMC Pin is essential.We are recruiting for the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist within NHSGGC Travel Health Services. This post forms part of an existing Travel Health Team. The role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) within Travel Health requires specialist clinical knowledge to inform decision making and clinical judgment by independently managing the care of patients who wish to travel to other countries utilising high levels of specialist clinical assessment, decision making and clinical judgement to formulate appropriate vaccination and treatment plans. This post holder will provide specialist advice and support for clients to aid in their decision making when travelling to countries in which additional vaccination or specialist travel medicines are required or recommended. This post holder will also support the development of the service to improve practice and work collaboratively across healthcare boundaries, implementing and evaluating evidence- based standards, guidelines and policies.Informal contact: Tod Collis, Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist – Travel Health, 07483 147678, Tod.collis@nhs.scotDetails on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 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 in the first instance

Expected salary

Location

Glasgow

Job date

Sun, 04 May 2025 06:07:55 GMT

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