Staff Nurse

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Family-friendly policies

Disability support and reasonable].

Reasonable adjustments

Job summary

NHS Scotland invites applications for Band 5 Staff Nurse positions in Balgonie Ward, Cameron Hospital. Balgonie Ward is a Recovery and Adaptation ward providing rehabilitation for older adults and facilitating complex discharge planning within the Community Hospital setting.

You will work with the multi-disciplinary team and consultant geriatrician to promote a positive patient journey, developing skills in medicines for the elderly, and contributing to ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• PVG Scheme required prior to appointment.
• Right to work in the UK with eligible visa or settled status.
• Experience caring for older adults in a hospital setting preferred.
• Ability to liaise with multi-disciplinary teams and plan discharges.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in Medicine of the Elderly and support recovery and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team and consultant geriatrician to promote a positive patient journey.
• Develop skills in immediate life support, acute illness management, IV administration, catheterisation, venepuncture and dementia care.

Skills

Immediate Life Support

Acute Illness Management

IV Medicine Administration

Catheterisation

Venepuncture

Dementia care

Older Adult Care

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult)

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 5 Staff Nurse's in Balgonie Ward, Cameron Hospital. Balgonie Ward is a Recovery and Adaptation ward which provides rehabilitation for older adults and facilitates complex discharge planning in the Community Hospital setting.

We are seeking to recruit nurse's who will develop skills in Medicine of the Elderly and work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and consultant geriatrician to promote a positive patient journey.

You will be joining a supportive team in an environment which ensures ongoing professional development opportunities for all staff. You will be encouraged to gain skills in Immediate Life Support, Acute Illness Management, IV Medicine Administration, Catheterisation, Venepuncture and dementia care.

You will demonstrate a keen interest and motivation for caring for the older person with a focus on patient centered care. The ability to liaise with inter-agency colleagues is essential as is planning and co-ordination of care for effective patient discharge.

For informal enquiries please contact Senior Charge Nurse Vicki Black 01592 226825, Charge Nurse Jacqueline Mercer or Robert Ford 01592 226714

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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.