Children's Universal Services, Admin Team Leader

We are looking to recruit a Children's Universal Services Admin Team Leaderto provide coordination, planning and administrative support within the Public Protection Service and the Health Visiting/School Nurse Service within NHS Forth Valley This can be an extremely busy and, at times, physically demanding post which requires an enthusiastic and flexible approach.

The successful candidate will be expected to work in the Public Protection and Health visiting & School Nurse Services within the Women and Children's Directorate and will Provide a comprehensive high quality administrative service to NHS Forth Valley Children's Universal Service.

They will be expected to assist with the day to day management of all coordination, planning, and administrative duties in conjunction with Government Directed National Guidance including any future changes/implementations. This will involve regular liaison with multi disciplinary colleagues involved in the service delivery e.g. Social Workers, Police Scotland, Nursing, Primary Care, Education and Acute Services, IT and Third Party Sectors.

For informal enquiries, please contact Karen McCreadie, Unit Administrator on e-mail:

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Level 2 Disclosure Scotland check.

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case by case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.

It is also recommend that anyone applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad read the following guidance: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad - GOV.UK ()

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 and 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.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e mail, therefore please check your e mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.