RT5 261570 Community Nurse

NHS Highland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Highland invites applications for a Band 5 nurse to join the Inverness West District Nursing Team, delivering high-quality clinical care in the community.

As part of the Health and Social Care Team, you will work with patients and their families to promote independence at home, using a holistic approach and collaborating with other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of clinical care to people in the community.
• Work as part of the Health and Social Care Team to support independence at home.

Job description

This vacancy has become available within the Inverness West District Nursing Team. We would very much welcome innovative and enthusiastic Band 5 nurse to join us in providing a high standard of clinical care to people living in the community.

As part of the wider Health and Social Care Team, we are committed to supporting people to live as independently as possible in their own homes. This requires a holistic approach, working in partnership with patients, their families and other professionals to identify and achieve common goals.

If you have the required clinical skills, are interested in people as a whole and possess the required interpersonal skills and flexibility in working practice, then Community Nursing is for you.

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 .