Outpatient Nurse / Treatment Room Nurse

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

Job summary

A reputable healthcare organization in Dunfermline is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse for their Outpatient Department. The role involves providing care in various clinics and treatment rooms, ensuring high standards of clinical practice. Candidates must be registered nurses with the NMC and possess skills for teamwork and adaptability in a community health setting.

Qualifications

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as an adult/general nurse.
• Experience in a primary care or community hospital setting.
• Evidence of continuing personal development.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and treatment to outpatient department patients.
• Manage wound care and conduct long term condition screenings.
• Ensure clinical care and quality standards are met.

Skills

Communication skills

Adaptability

Teamwork

Education

Adult/general nurse registration with NMC

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 including 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 requirements

• 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; evidenced continuing personal development.

Other details

• PVG Scheme: A requirement of this post is to become a member prior to appointment.
• Right to work in the United Kingdom: NHS Scotland is legally obliged to ensure all employees are legally entitled to work in the UK. Information on right to work and visa routes is provided in the text below.

For an informal discussion please contact:

Sharon Serjeant, Team Leader — [e-mail], 07816193663 / 01334 465719

Caroline Peffers, Treatment room co‑ordinator — [e-mail], 07816264848

Right to work in the UK and sponsorship

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a UK or Irish national, you must confirm your right to work in your application. You may need visa sponsorship, such as UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa, depending on eligibility and minimum salary thresholds. Information on routes of permission is available on GOV.UK.

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

Equality and diversity

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among its workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for a truly representative workforce where each employee feels respected and able to give their best. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.