259169 (PP) Lead Specialist Practitioner District Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Haddington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lothian is recruiting a Lead Specialist Practitioner District Nurse for West Cluster to lead and co-ordinate the District Nursing Service in East Lothian. The role includes day-to-day management of staff and developing high-quality, person-centred nursing care delivered in the community.

The post holder will function as an independent practitioner with expert knowledge, contributing to service development and staff support, and may work flexibly across Lothian to meet service demands.

Qualifications

• PVG Scheme membership/Disclosure Scotland clearance required.
• Inspirational leader with caring, compassionate approach and ability to lead a skilled nursing team.

Responsibilities

• Lead, co-ordinate and develop the District Nursing Service within East Lothian, including day-to-day management of staff.
• Work with the Clinical Nurse Manager to develop services, prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge back to the community.

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.

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NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Lead Specialist Practitioner District Nurse at West Cluster to play a key role in leading, co-ordinating and developing the District Nursing Service within East Lothian, including day to day management of staff, enhancing the provision of high quality person centred nursing care delivered to patients and families within the community setting.

To function as an independent practitioner leading and developing clinical practice, acting as an expert resource by virtue of in-depth knowledge and experience for patients, relatives, carers and health care professionals in East Lothian.

The post holder will work with the Clinical Nurse Manager and appropriate others in the enhancement and strategic development of the existing services as well as the development of any new services based on the needs of the local community. Play a key role in the prevention of hospital admissions and facilitating early discharge back to the community, alongside working with hospital at home to ensure that those who can be treated within their own homes do so.

The post holder is employed within NHS Lothian and there may be a requirement to work flexibly across Lothian to meet service demands.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family.

Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.

Recruitment process

We use a values and competency-based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing and Midwifery interviews are linked to our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We aim to offer an equitable experience and are sharing interview questions in advance.