Outpatient Nurse / Treatment Room Nurse

NHS Scotland; Bow of Fife; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Scotland seeks a permanent Staff Nurse for the Outpatient Department. The candidate must be a registered nurse with the NMC and have experience in a community care setting. Responsibilities include providing patient care and treatment in outpatient and treatment room settings. Excellent communication skills and flexibility are essential for this role.

Benefits

Flexible working policies

Support for disabled candidates

Qualifications

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Experience in primary care or community hospital setting.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in outpatient departments and nurse-led clinics.
• Manage wound care and long-term condition screenings.
• Ensure person-centred practice and meet care quality standards.

Skills

NMC registration

Communication skills

Flexibility

Education

Registered Adult/General Nurse

Job description

Overview

FIFE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP

STAFF NURSE – OUTPATIENTS ST ANDREWS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND ADAMSON HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY TREATMENT AND CARE (CTAC)

BAND 5 PERMANENT

We are delighted to be able to offer this opportunity which has arisen within Fife Health and Social Care (H&SC) Partnership for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to work within the Outpatient Department at St Andrews Community Hospital and Adamson and work within CTAC Service, within Treatment Rooms in North East Fife.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and treatment to patients attending the outpatient departments, including working autonomously in several nurse-led clinics (phototherapy, pessary changes, cryotherapy, steroid injections) and supporting consultants for a variety of specialist clinics.
• Provide care and treatment to patients attending treatment rooms including wound management, long-term condition screening, injections, Doppler assessment, compression bandaging, ear irrigation and a range of evolving nursing tasks, ensuring clinical care and quality standards are met.
• Provide safe, effective, person-centred practice to meet the needs of people in Fife.

Qualifications and skills

• Adult/general nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Skills and experience to work within a primary care setting and/or community hospital, to deliver high-quality standards of care and be able to work as part of a multi-professional team.
• Flexibility to cover other treatment rooms within Fife; excellent communication skills; adaptable to change; evidence of continuing personal development.

Additional requirements

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.

Informal discussions

For an informal discussion please contact Sharon Serjeant, Team Leader, at [e-mail], 07816193663 / 01334 465719 or Caroline Peffers, Treatment room co-ordinator, at [e-mail], 07816264848.

Right to work

NHS Fife 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. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement to demonstrate permission to work, which is granted by the UK Visas and Immigration Service. Pre-employment checks will verify entitlement to work, evidenced through visa types or EU settled/pre-settled status. See GOV.UK for details. In some cases sponsorship may be possible via UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa if the employer is a licensed sponsor and the post meets salary thresholds.

It is essential that you have checked you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible for sponsorship before submitting your application.

Equality and inclusion

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 and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Applications from all sections of society are welcomed.