EG223481 - Staff Nurse (Paediatric Homecare)

NHS Grampian; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health board in Scotland seeks a compassionate STAFF NURSE BAND 5 to provide care for children with exceptional needs in their homes. The role requires flexibility in working hours, a full UK driving licence, and access to a car. Experience with tracheostomy and ventilated children is a plus, but training will be provided. This opportunity offers comprehensive training and professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Band 5) with appropriate UK professional registration.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car for work.
• Experience with tracheostomy and ventilated children is advantageous but not essential; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to children with various exceptional needs in their own home or educational settings.
• Work a rotating schedule that includes days and nights, 365 days a year, with flexible hours as required.
• Travel across care packages within NHS Grampian to support multiple service locations.

Skills

Registered Nurse skills

Compassionate care

Flexibility

Education

Appropriate UK professional registration

Job description

Overview

STAFF NURSE BAND 5

Looking for a new challenge? Enjoy working with children? NHS Homecare Team are looking for a flexible, caring, enthusiastic senior staff nurse to join us. A full comprehensive programme of training and support will be provided with continual professional development throughout your career with us.

We wish to enhance our current team to enable children with various exceptional needs to be cared for in their own home or educational setting. This post comprises days and nights 365 days a year, within the family home. The post holder would be expected to be flexible in their working hours.

The post holder will be expected to travel across care packages within NHS Grampian. It would be advantageous if the post holder had experience with tracheostomy and ventilated children, but not essential as training would be provided. You must have a full UK driving licence and have access to a car for work.

For informal enquiries please contact Tel: [phone] or email [e-mail].

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to children with various exceptional needs in their own home or educational settings.
• Work a rotating schedule that includes days and nights, 365 days a year, with flexible hours as required.
• Travel across care packages within NHS Grampian to support multiple service locations.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Registered Nurse (Band 5) with appropriate UK professional registration.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car for work.
• Experience with tracheostomy and ventilated children is advantageous but not essential; training will be provided.

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About NHS Grampian

NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. As a board we strive to ensure an environment that supports and delivers our NHS and Social Care values.