Senior Staff Nurse

NHS Scotland; Santiago; On-site; CLP 56,459,000 - 68,798,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Band 6 pay scale

Distant Islands Allowance

Permanent post

Job summary

NHS Scotland invites applications for a Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6) on the Isle of Barra, providing care across hospital and community settings. The role involves leadership of the Barra Nursing Team, with rotational shifts and duties in Castlebay, for 24 hours per week on a permanent basis.

Successful candidates will meet mandatory WINHS training and hold a valid driving licence, with opportunities to develop trauma, paediatric, palliative and unscheduled care skills within a supportive

Qualifications

• Senior Staff Nurse role with leadership responsibilities in a busy NHS setting.
• Experience delivering care across medical, acute, and community settings is advantageous.
• Ability to interact within a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to learner education.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and clinical support to the Barra Nursing Team.
• Manage the team and non-staff resources in the absence of the Senior Charge Nurse and Charge Nurse.
• Deliver high-standard, evidence-based care to the 1300 residents across Barra and Vatersay in hospital and community settings.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical skills

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

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.

Barra Nursing Team

Senior Staff Nurse

Band 6 - £43231- £52679 pro rata/per annum

Plus £1,461 Distant Islands Allowance pro rata/per annum

24 Hours a week

Permanent post

An exciting opportunity has arisen on the Isle of Barra, we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Senior Staff Nurses to work rotational shifts within the nursing team on the Isle of Barra giving care in the Hospital (3 inpatients/Emergency room/ Outpatient) in Castlebay on the isle of Barra and Community (CTAC/ Palliative Care) covering the Isles of Barra and Vatersay.

The post is varied and unpredictable you will be delivering care to the 1300 residents of Barra in the various settings, utilising advanced nursing skills and clinical experience in medical and acute care. Community, Trauma, Paediatric, Palliative, Scheduled and unscheduled care skills and knowledge is desirable and opportunity to develop these available.

You will be providing leadership and clinical support to the Barra Nursing Team, manage the team and non staff resources in the absence of Senior Charge Nurse and Charge Nurse. Applicants should be committed to providing a high standard of evidence-based care, interact well within a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the education and supervision of learners.

The successful candidates will need to achieve all Mandatory Training requirements for WINHS and hold a valid driving licence.

For informal enquiries please contact Julie Corby, Senior Charge Nurse, [e-mail], Tel No: 01871 810991 or Frances MacNeil, Charge Nurse, [e-mail].

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

CLOSING DATE: 19/10/2026

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

• This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

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