Care Home Liaison Nurse AC

NHS Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Care Home Liaison Nurse to join the Care Home Support Team, supporting care in various homes. The role involves collaboration with care home staff, providing essential training and advice while ensuring safe and effective care delivery. Ideal candidates will possess a registered nursing qualification along with excellent communication and leadership skills.

Benefits

Flexible working and family-friendly policies

Support for disabled candidates and those with long-term conditions

Qualifications

• Approachable and confident in dealing with challenging situations.
• Knowledge of health issues from older adult clinical care settings.
• Desirable experience in community or care home settings.

Responsibilities

• Support care home managers with assessment, advice, and referrals.
• Provide training in 'Fundamentals of Care' and 'Essentials of Psychological Care'.
• Demonstrate flexibility and work as part of a developing team.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Multi-disciplinary partnership working

Education

1st level Registered Nurse qualification in Adult or Mental Health

Job description

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Location: Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline or Stratheden Hospital, Cupar

Fife Health and Social Care Partnership is pleased to announce two posts have become available within the Care Home Support Team, based either at Lynebank Hospital in Dunfermline or Stratheden Hospital in Cupar.

The Care Home Support Team, led by the Head of Nursing, work in partnership with providers and other multi agencies to help ensure the care provided in our 75 care homes is safe, effective and person centred.

We are seeking 1st level Registered Nurses who have a qualification in Adult or Mental Health and who are approachable, confident and can deal with challenging situations as well as demonstrating an appreciation of the diversity of the workload. The role includes supporting care home managers and staff with assessment, advice and referrals, as appropriate, for individual residents, as well as providing basic advice, training and support in areas such as ‘Fundamentals of Care’ and ‘Essentials of Psychological Care’. You will have a sound knowledge base and experience of a wide range of health issues gained through working across older adult clinical care settings. Experience of working in a community or care home setting is desirable, although not essential. You should be flexible in your approach, with experience of multi disciplinary partnership working, be able to exhibit leadership and have an interest in working as part of a developing team. Experience in change management and service development would also be an advantage. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work both individually and as part of a team are key to this post too.

The core hours are Monday Friday 08:30 - 16:30 and travel throughout Fife will be required.

For informal enquiries, please contact Jordan Christie Team Lead on 07580993075, email [e-mail] or Karen Whatton Lead Nurse on 07900161684, email: [e-mail].

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 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 Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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