Community Staff Nurse

NHS Scotland; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking an experienced registered nurse to join our District Nursing Team in Kirkcaldy as a community staff nurse. The role requires clinical expertise and the ability to work autonomously to deliver high-quality patient care.

You will work weekends and public holidays, travel across the locality as needed, and contribute to a 24/7 community nursing service while demonstrating leadership and commitment to ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Significant nursing experience with leadership and communication skills.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and extensive clinical expertise.
• Ability to work autonomously within a dynamic community care setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality community nurse care within the District Nursing Service.
• Support the Community Nursing Team and contribute to service delivery.
• Demonstrate leadership and maintain professional development in a 24/7 service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Autonomy

Clinical nursing

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered nurse to join our team as a community staff nurse within the District Nursing Service in Kirkcaldy locality.

Applicants to the post require significant nursing experience and demonstrable leadership and communication skills and evidence of continuing development. Extensive clinical expertise and knowledge are essential, along with a desire to assist the Community Nursing Team to deliver a high quality service. You must be passionate about a career in community care services and be motivated to work autonomously within a dynamic environment as part of the wider Health and Social Care Partnership.

The post will include working weekends and public holidays and you must have an ability to work in other areas in NHS Fife if the service warrants it.

This post holder will be required to work within a 24 hour, 7 day Community Nursing Service.

An ability to travel across the locality is essential.

Informal Enquiries:

Jamey McConnell, District Nurse Team Leader on Tel: [phone] or email:

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior To appointment.

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.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

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.

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