Nursing and Midwifery

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; Remote; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distant Islands Allowance

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

NHS Shetland is seeking a Clinical Team Leader in General Practice Nursing for Non-Doctor Islands. This substantive, full-time role (36 hours per week) sits at Band 7 with a salary range of £52,845–£61,466 per annum.

You will lead the Community Nursing Team across 15 islands, providing first-line management while using your clinical expertise to support District Nurses, Practice Nurses and island-based care.

Qualifications

• Currently at Band 6 or above with 3+ years in a senior practice nursing role.
• Desirable Masters level qualification (SCQF level 11) and Non-Medical Prescriber status.
• Essential Advanced Clinical Examination skills.

Responsibilities

• Share first-line management responsibility for the service while applying clinical expertise.
• Support and lead District Nurses, General Practice Nurses and island-based teams.
• Develop leadership and management skills for future role progression.

Skills

Non-Medical Prescriber

Advanced Clinical Examination

Education

Masters level qualification (SCQF level 11)

Job description

Clinical Team Leader (General Practice Nurse/Non Doctor Islands) (Ref: 261114)

Substantive

Full Time– 36 hours per week

Band 7 - Salary Range £52,845 - £61,466 per annum

plus Distant Islands Allowance of £2,578 per annum and

A Relocation Assistance of up to £8000 is also available

Do you want to live and work in “probably the most beautiful part of the UK” or already do?

If you do and you currently work at Band 6 level or above within a Community or Practice Nursing based role, we have just the opportunity for you working with us as a Clinical Team Leader in NHS Shetland.

NHS Shetland Community Nursing Team covers a diverse range of services, which includes District Nurses, General Practice Nurses, Community Treatment Room Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Non- Doctor Island Nurses (who provide 24-hour care on islands with no resident GP).

Working together with our Social Care colleagues, we care for a resident population of almost 23,000 across 15 populated islands.

The Clinical Team Leaders share the first line management and leadership responsibility for the service, whilst maintaining and using their clinical expertise operationally when needed.

You should currently be working at or above Band 6 (Agenda for Change or equivalent) level and have at least 3 years or more experience at this senior level, preferably in a Practice Nursing Setting.

It is desirable that you have or are working towards a Masters level qualification (SCQF level 11) and essential that you are a Non-Medical Prescriber with Advanced Clinical Examination skills and are willing to develop other clinical, leadership or management skills that may be required for the role in the future.

Come and join us in Shetland it is a wonderful place to live and work. Shetland offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, unique wildlife and amazing scenery, whilst still only a short flight away from the UK mainland. To find out more about living and working in Shetland go to www.shetland.org and/or https://www.shetland.org/life

Closing date: 15/11/26

Interview date: w/c 30/11/2026

Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.