Registered Nurse

NHS Highland; Lochyside; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Moss Park Nursing Home in Fort William is seeking a Registered General Nurse or Mental Health Nurse with at least 1 year post-registration experience. Moss Park is a 39-bed home offering nursing and dementia care.

The Registered Nurse will ensure high standards of care and act as the named nurse for a resident group. The multidisciplinary team emphasises excellent communication, teamwork, and a robust orientation for newly qualified staff.

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration or working to fulfil Return to Practise requirements.
• Experience in Elderly or Dementia Care advantageous.
• Minimum 1 year post-registration desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care within Moss Park Nursing Home ensuring quality and standards.
• Act as named nurse for a group of residents, planning and evaluating personalised programmes of care.
• Collaborate within multidisciplinary team with excellent communication.
• Support orientation for newly qualified nurses.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Mental Health Nurse

Elderly Care

Dementia Care

Team Working

Communication

Orientation/Training

Education

NMC Registration or Return to Practise

Job description

Applications are invited to join the team in Moss Park Nursing Home, Fort William.

Qualified Registered General Nurse or Mental Health Nurse, minimum 1 year post registration experience desirable however additional training could be supported through a robust and extended orientation plan for newly qualified nurses. Previous Elderly or Dementia Care advantageous.

Moss Park is a purpose-built care home with 39 beds offering nursing and dementia care.

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the clinical care he/she provides within the care home, ensuring quality and standards of care are implemented as agreed with the Resident, Family and Care Home Manager.

To act as the named nurse for a delegated group of residents, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised, person centred programmes of care including the delivery of high standards of care to residents and their families.

The team in Lochaber work with a Multidisciplinary approach and as such applicants must have excellent communication and team working skills.

Applicants should hold a Current NMC Registration or working to fulfil the requirements of Return to Practise in Nursing.

Both permanent and 6 month Fixed Term hours are available.

For any informal enquiries please contact Caterina Steadwood (Interim Manager)

01397 700815

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.

NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through .