Care Home Liaison Nurse - Adult Community Nursing

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Scotland is seeking a Care Home Liaison Nurse to enhance support for care home staff and ensure high-quality care standards. The role includes collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and enhance resident outcomes. Candidates must hold an adult nursing registration and be open to professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Considerable relevant nursing experience.
• Willingness for further professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide enhanced support and clinical advice to care home staff.
• Collaborate with the MDT team and Care Home for quality improvement.
• Focus on preventing avoidable hospital admissions.

Skills

Adult nursing registration

Transferable skills

Experience in care settings

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

About the Employer

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Role Summary

The shift pattern for this post is 5 days over 7 (Monday to Sunday).

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Care Home Liaison Nurse (CHLN) to join our multi‑disciplinary Care Home Support Team in East Dunbartonshire. The post holder will use a collaborative and coordinated approach to provide enhanced support and clinical advice to care home staff to enable high quality standards of care to residents with a focus on prevention of avoidable hospital admissions. The CHLN will work in partnership with the MDT team and Care Home to ensure safe and effective care using a quality improvement approach to improve outcomes for residents.

The post holder will hold an adult nursing registration with considerable relevant experience and transferable skills and will have or be willing to undertake further professional development related to the role.

Contact

Informal contact: Alison Conroy – [e-mail]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.

Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

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