Clinical Team Leader (District Nursing/Non Doctor Islands)

NHS National Services Scotland; Lerwick; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Team Leader - District Nursing in Lerwick. Ideal candidates will have substantial community nursing experience at Band 6 or above, and be a Non-Medical Prescriber with advanced clinical skills. The role offers a competitive salary, relocation assistance, and the opportunity to work in a unique island community, promoting safe, effective healthcare.

Benefits

Distant Islands Allowance

Relocation Assistance

Qualifications

• Current employment at or above Band 6 level.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a community setting.
• Willingness to develop clinical, leadership, or management skills.

Responsibilities

• Share management and leadership responsibility for the service.
• Maintain and use clinical expertise operationally as needed.
• Deliver person-centered care and support in a diverse community.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Non-Medical Prescribing

Advanced Clinical Examination

Education

Masters level qualification (SCQF level 11)

Job description

Clinical Team Leader – District Nursing (Ref: 221034)

Substantive

Full Time – 37 hours per week

Band 7 - Salary Range £50,861 - £59,159 per annum

Distant Islands Allowance of £2,482 per annum

A Relocation Assistance of up to £8000 available

Would you like to be part of a remote and rural island community, where you can deliver truly person-centered care and support to individuals? Then this may be the opportunity you have been looking for.

Do you currently work at Band 6 level or above within a Community Nursing based role, we have just the opportunity for you working with us as a Clinical Team Leader in NHS Shetland.

NHS Shetland Community Nursing Team covers a diverse range of services, which includes District Nurses, Community Nurses, General Practice Nurses, and Advanced Nurse Practitioners. Working together with our Social Care colleagues we care for a resident population of almost 23,000 across 15 populated islands.

The Clinical Team Leaders share the first line management and leadership responsibility for the service, whilst also maintaining and using their clinical expertise operationally when needed.

You should currently be working at or above Band 6 (Agenda for Change or equivalent) level or above, and have at least 3 years or more experience at this senior level, preferably in a community setting.

It is desirable that you have or are working towards a Masters level qualification (SCQF level 11) and essential that you are a Non-Medical Prescriber with Advanced Clinical Examination skills and are willing to develop other clinical, leadership or management skills that may be required for the role.

Come and join us in Shetland it’s a wonderful place to live and work. Shetland offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, unique wildlife and amazing scenery, whilst still only a short flight away from the UK mainland. To find out more about living and working in Shetland go to www.shetland.org

If this sounds like the opportunity you were looking for, or you want to know more about other opportunities we have available, please contact: Kim Anderson: Chief Nurse (Community & Mental Health) on 01595 743480 [e-mail]

Closing date: Sunday 17^th August 2025

Interview date: week beginning 25^th August 2025

If you require assistance or encounter any technical issues with your application, please e-mail support at https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home including the vacancy reference number and “NHS Shetland” in the subject line or by calling 0161 850 2004.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.