NR216367 - Staff Nurse Primary Care

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse for their new NHS Prison Nursing team. This role involves delivering clinics and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team in a challenging prison environment, offering opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a hospital or primary care setting.
• Ability to cope with a busy and demanding environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver routine clinics within the Health Centre and Residential Prison Halls.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary health team and the Scottish Prison Service.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Teamwork

Autonomy

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our new and dynamic NHS Prison Nursing team.

We are rebuilding a robust team with opportunities to develop a strong nursing service within the ever-changing prison environment.

This role involves delivering routine clinics within the Health Centre and Residential Prison Halls, collaborating with the wider multidisciplinary health team and the Scottish Prison Service.

Applicants should have experience working in a hospital or primary care setting with effective communication skills. The role requires autonomy and teamwork within an MDT, offering rewarding challenges and development opportunities.

The prison environment is busy and demanding, both emotionally and physically. Candidates must be able to cope with these demands.

This is a shift-based position, working 10.5-hour days from 06:30-18:00 and 09:45-21:30, Monday to Sunday, with no night shifts.

Informal enquiries:

• Elaine Dingwall, Senior Charge Nurse, HMP & YOI Grampian, Tel: [phone], Email: [e-mail]
• Julie-Anne Stuart, Lead Nurse Prison and Custody Services, Email: [e-mail]

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NHS Grampian serves over 500,000 people in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and Moray, committed to fostering a positive environment aligned with NHS and Social Care values.