Location – Can be based at any of our office locations, across the Highlands Highland Health & Social Care Post Title – Bairnshoose Health and Wellbeing Lead Full-time – 37 hours per week (can be negotiable) Salary Scale: Band 7 £50,861 - £59,159 p.a. Fixed Term until 01/04/2026 (but may have a further year of funding) (Please Note NHS application forms will not be accepted, see below to apply) An exciting opportunity (fixed term or secondment) has arisen for a health professional to support the development of the Bairnshoose service within Highland. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will assess and co-ordinate the health needs of children and young people who access the Bairnshoose. You will help to develop clinical pathways into other services required by children and young people, to aid their recovery from the negative impacts of experiencing or witnessing harm or violence. Under article 24 of the United nations Convention on the Rights of The Child (UNCRC) children have the right to the best possible health. Using a rights based, trauma informed approach you will identify and understand the support needs of the child and their wider family. You will map out service requirements to meet the needs of children and young people and identify any gaps in provision, reporting them to the Bairnshoose strategic oversight board. You will work to the Bairnshoose national standards Funding is agreed until March 2026 with the possibility of further funding until March 2027 You must be a registered health professional (Nurse/Midwife/AHP) with significant previous experience of child protection and its processes. You must hold a degree in a relevant subject and if further funding agreed, must be willing to undertake the PG cert in Child Welfare and Protection at Masters level. Agenda for Change terms and Conditions apply and hours will be negotiable. This post is an NHS Agenda for change Band 7 with salary range £50,861-£59,159 “Bairns’ Hoose is a transformational, whole-system approach which aims to deliver child focused services, supporting the recovery of children, and their families from trauma and harm. The overall vision of Bairns’ Hoose is that all children in Scotland who have been victims or witnesses of abuse or violence which has caused, or is likely to cause, significant harm will have access to trauma-informed recovery, support and justice. Bairns’ Hoose will also ensure that any child under the age of criminal responsibility whose behaviour may have caused serious harm or abuse will have access to trauma-informed, needs-focused support and recovery. (SG) If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact Nancy Healy Tel: 07775 016980 or by email nancy.healy@highland.gov.uk Application Forms and Job Descriptions are available online here: https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/450160https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/450160 If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application please contact the HR Transactions Team on 01955 608279 (24 hour Voicemail) quoting the post reference number HGH19910. Please quote reference in the subject line of your email – HGH19910. Closing date for completed applications: Monday 8th December 2025.