259465 Registered Nurse

Nhs Dumfries & Galloway; Dumfries; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Dumfries and Galloway CTAV is seeking forward-thinking, motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurses to join our expanding team in Dumfries. You will deliver a range of treatments including complex wound care, catheter care and lymphoedema management in HUB settings across the Nithsdale, Annandale and Eskdale, with four 7.5-hour day shifts.

Applicants must be first level Registered Nurses with post-registration experience, be flexible and able to work autonomously, and willing to travel

Qualifications

• Applicants must be first level Registered Nurses with relevant post-registration experience.
• Flexible, self-motivated and committed to delivering a high standard of care within an evolving service.
• Opportunity to contribute to planning and delivery of a developing Nurse-Led Treatment Room service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of treatments, including complex wound care, catheter care and lymphoedema management.
• Travel across HUB settings as required across Nithsdale, Annandale and Eskdale, and Stewartry localities.
• Shift pattern of four 7.5-hour shifts per week, Monday to Friday, with daytime working only.
• Support vaccination programmes during winter campaigns or periods of service pressure.

Job description

Advertised location: Dumfries
Advertised salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Employment type: Permanent
NHS Dumfries and Galloway Community Treatment and Vaccination Service (CTAV) is seeking forward-thinking, motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurses to join our expanding team.
Applicants must be first level Registered Nurses with relevant post-registration experience. You should be flexible, self-motivated and committed to delivering a high standard of care within an evolving service.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the planning and delivery of a developing Nurse-Led Treatment Room service within HUB settings across the Nithsdale, Annandale and Eskdale, and Stewartry localities.
The role will involve delivering a range of treatments, including complex wound care, catheter care and lymphoedema management. Previous experience in these areas is required.
You will be expected to demonstrate excellent communication, organisational and time management skills, alongside strong IT skills. The ability to work autonomously and make clinical decisions is essential.
The shift pattern will consist of four 7.5-hour shifts per week, Monday to Friday, with daytime working only.
Post holders must be willing and able to travel across all HUB settings as required.
During winter vaccination campaigns and periods of service pressure, you may also be asked to support the delivery of vaccination programmes. Full training will be provided where necessary.
PLEASE NOTE THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION IS UNDER REVIEW AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE WILL BE A VARIANCE IN DUTIES IN THE FUTURE. THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT INTERVIEW.
For Informal enquiries, please contact: Carol Bell - 077348 11348 / [e-mail]
If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa
INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES
To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/

DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND – Some of our posts may require you to undergo a criminal records check. Changes as of the 1 April 2025 to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership now sees more roles requiring PVG that may not have needed this check in the past. If you are successful in this role you will be notified which level of check is required by the recruitment team. If you would like to read more information please visit: Disclosure levels - mygov.scot
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
PUBLIC PROTECTION
Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES
RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
WORK VISA
If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or if you require a work visa that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.
UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION
NHS Dumfries & Galloway are unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.
Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc).