Family Nurse - AA

NHS Scotland; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive team culture

Robust supervision model

Masters Diploma in Family Nursing

Job summary

NHS Scotland seeks applicants for the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme to support young families and improve health outcomes in the community. You will work with young parents, deliver person-centred care, and build strong therapeutic relationships within a reflective team.

Successful applicants will join a robust supervision model and may study towards a Masters Diploma in Family Nursing in their own time, aligning with the reflective, evidence-based nature of the FNP model.

Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate understanding of the FNP programme.
• Experience delivering person-centred care and building therapeutic relationships.
• Experience holding a home visiting caseload and prioritising complex needs autonomously.
• Knowledge of GIRFEC and child protection legislation.

Responsibilities

• Hold a home visiting caseload and manage complex needs within a structured programme.
• Deliver person-centred care and form strong therapeutic relationships.
• Promote delivery of the Family Nurse Partnership model within the team.
• Reflective practice to continuously improve service delivery.

Skills

Understanding of FNP programme

Working with young parents

Community health impact

Forming therapeutic relationships

Reflective practice

Autonomous home visiting caseload

Experience with young people

GIRFEC knowledge

Child protection knowledge

Tools

PVG scheme knowledge

Job description

We Are Seeking Applicants Who

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the FNP programme
• Passionate about working with young parents and committed to supporting them to improve their health and wellbeing outcomes.
• Motivated by making a difference in the lives of children and families in the community.
• Skilled in forming strong therapeutic relationships and delivering person-centred care.
• Reflective practitioners in order to promote the FNP programme delivery
• Experienced in holding a home visiting caseload and working autonomously this is essential to ensure you can manage and prioritise complex needs within a structured programme.
• Professional experience working with young people
• A working knowledge and experience of Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC), child protection and legislation relating to children and young people.

What We Can Offer You

• The opportunity to make a positive difference for young families and their children
• A supportive and reflective team culture
• A robust clinical and therapeutic supervision model
• The opportunity to study towards a masters Diploma in Family Nursing, supporting your professional growth and specialist development. This course is undertaken in your own time and complements the reflective, evidence-based nature of the Family Nurse Partnership model.

Successful applicants are required to be in post by 1st March 2027 in time to commence the mandatory FNP education, some of which is residential.

Mandatory Education Calendar During 2027 Includes The Following

• March 1 - 5th
• March 8 12th
• May 5th
• June 2 3rd
• August 24th
• October 26 28
• November 24 25

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday 12 November 2026.

Interviews will include a formal panel interview (including role play) and a separate interview with FNP clients.

Informal Enquiries

• Helen Shepherd (FNP Supervisor) 01383 748749
• Jane Winch (FNP Supervisor): 01383 674065
• Amy Piper (FNP Supervisor) : 01383 674065
• Jamie Muir (FNP Supervisor): 01592 266579

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 sponsoredBEFORE 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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