Registered Nurse - Community

NHS National Services Scotland; Motherwell; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking an experienced nurse for a full-time permanent role within the Motherwell Locality Community Nursing Service. The successful candidate will provide high-quality nursing care, support the local community, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team. Applicants should be registered with a valid NMC Registration and possess strong communication skills. This position requires a full UK driving license. Join us to grow your skills and make a difference in patient care.

Benefits

Minimum 27 days annual leave

Minimum 8 days public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Must own or have access to a car.
• Experience in community nursing is preferred.
• Knowledge of catheter care and home patient care is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and effective person-centred care.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to provide community nursing services.
• Manage nursing tasks and assist patients in their homes.

Skills

Communication skills

Team working skills

Time management skills

Interpersonal skills

Basic information technology

Education

Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration

Job description

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to work within Motherwell Locality Community Nursing Service

The community nursing teams are committed to delivering high quality nursing care to the local community.

The successful candidate must demonstrate high quality communication and interpersonal skills. They will be accountable for delivering safe and effective person-centred care.

It is essential that the successful candidate is a car owner/driver or has access to a car.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we’ll need you to bring

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent team working skills with the ability to work using own initiative
• Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• Knowledge and understanding of core community nurse
• Previous community experience
• Catheter care experience
• HIC and PICC management experience
• Experience of working with patients in their own homes
• Further education/evidence of continuous professional development in areas applicable to community nursing, e.g. compression bandaging, syringe drivers, wound management
• Ability to provide an accessible, appropriate, high quality and effective nursing service to all age groups in the community

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based within the Community (District Nursing) within Motherwell Health Centre.

The working pattern for this role Various shifts to cover service 0800-2200, Monday to Sunday.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Lynne Frosdick, District Nurse Team Leader via [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.