EG232527 - Family Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health organization in Scotland is hiring a Family Nurse for its Family Nurse Partnership in Moray. The role involves providing voluntary home visits to eligible first-time mothers and care-experienced women, while also undertaking mandatory training. Strong communication and community engagement skills are essential. The ideal candidate will have a nursing or midwifery background and a desire to improve health outcomes for families. This position offers career development opportunities in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive practice experience of home visiting, working with families and young people in the community.
• Working knowledge of national and local policies to protect children including GIRFEC.

Responsibilities

• Providing intense, voluntary home visiting service to eligible first-time mothers and care-experienced women.
• Undertaking mandatory training and an opportunity for a masters level Professional Diploma in Family Nursing.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to develop therapeutic relationships

Desire to improve outcomes for children and young people

Education

First level registered nurse or midwife with current NMC registration

Degree awarded at the time of applying

Job description

Family Nurse Partnership Grampian – Family Nurse

The Family Nurse Partnership Grampian (FNP) is delighted to be recruiting a Family Nurse to join our Team in Moray. The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is an intensive, voluntary home visiting service offered to all eligible first‑time mothers aged 19 years and under at LMP, and also care experienced women up to age 25 from early pregnancy until the first child turns 2 years of age. This will be a 3‑day Post and the post holder will predominantly be covering the Elgin & Moray area. The post does not exclude the possibility of traveling elsewhere in Grampian as per service and client requirements.

The programme is underpinned by an internationally robust evidence base which shows it can improve health, social and educational outcomes in the short, medium and long term. The programme is delivered, alongside the universal Child Health Surveillance programme, by Family Nurses who also undertake the role of the Named Person for the child. All Family Nurses are required to undertake mandatory training, some of which is residential, spanning over approximately 18 months. However alongside this mandatory training, there is now an opportunity to undertake a masters level Professional Diploma in Family Nursing.

• First level registered nurse or midwife with current NMC registration
• Awarded a degree at the time of applying for the post.
• Extensive practice experience of home visiting, working with families and young people in the community.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to develop rapid therapeutic relationships with young people.
• A strong desire to improve outcomes for children and young people.
• A working knowledge of national and local policies to protect children including Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) and legislation relating to children and young people.

Mandatory FNP Training dates (subject to change) some of which are residential: 2‑6 March 2026, 9‑13 March 2026, 5 May 2026, 2‑3 June 2026, 25 August 2026, 27‑29 October 2026, 25‑26 November 2026, 24 August 2027 and 6‑7 October 2027.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment. NHS Grampian 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Interviews are planned for 8 January 2026 and will include a formal panel interview and a separate interview with FNP clients.

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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.

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