Staff Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking an experienced staff nurse to join the Intensive Care Unit team. The role focuses on caring for critically ill patients in a busy ICU environment, with an emphasis on high standards of patient care.

Applicants should have extensive acute ward experience; critical care experience is advantageous but not essential as a comprehensive orientation will be provided. PVG scheme membership is a requirement prior to appointment, and UK work eligibility must be

Qualifications

• Extensive acute ward experience required.
• Ability to work in busy ICU environment with patient complexity.
• PVG scheme membership and UK work eligibility required.

Responsibilities

• Based primarily in ICU, with rotation across the critical care floor and deployment to other areas as needed.
• Shift pattern includes day/night rotation and weekend work.
• Provide high-quality nursing care and maintain excellent communication with the team and patients.

Skills

Critical care nursing

Job description

Critical care are looking for an experienced staff nurse to join their Intensive Care Unit team. Applicants for this position should have extensive acute ward experience and a genuine interest to work in this speciality. Experience within critical care would be advantageous however not essential as a comprehensive orientation will be given.

Applicants must be able to work in a busy area, dealing with complex patient conditions. They must be genuinely interested in Critical Care nursing and be motivated, enthusiastic and hard working. Good time management, organisational skills and communication skills are required to work within this team.

The successful applicant will be primarily based in ICU however work across the critical care floor will be required as well as deployment to other areas.

The shift pattern is 12.5hrs and requires day / night rotation and weekend work.

For informal enquiries please contact Senior Charge Nurse Christina Fleming by e-mail at [e-mail] or call 01592 643355 ext 20880

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

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

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 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.