PrePare Family Practitioner
Wester Hailes Healthy Living Centre
Salary: £34,452 - £40,501 (pro-rata for part‑time)
Hours: 18 per week
The post-holder will undertake the full range of duties working with children who need protection, are looked after or are children in need, along with their families/carers. The role adopts a strengths‑based and restorative approach to build positive relationships, identify outcomes required to keep children safe and develop plans to improve wellbeing for children and their families/carers.
The post is located in the PrePare Team, a multi‑disciplinary team in partnership with NHS Lothian, Health and Social Care and Communities and Families. The aim is to support families affected by addiction during pregnancy and within the child's first two years. The post is based in Wester Hailes Healthy Living Centre; however, the service is provided citywide, so the post-holder must have the ability to travel throughout the city.
To discuss the post further, please contact Susie.Fairweather@edinburgh.gov.uk or 07395 357251.
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Individuals who have spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out of the UK in the last 5 years will need to provide an overseas criminal record check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to satisfactory outcomes of these pre‑employment checks.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care‑experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care‑experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Find out more about our commitment to equalities: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4
As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to ensure we recruit the best people. We are interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will include an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page: Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
We welcome flexible working arrangements.
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