264174 R1 (SNIS) Clinical Team Lead - District Nursing

NHS Lothian; Lothian (MD); Presencial; USD 56.000 - 74.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

NHS Lothian is recruiting a Clinical Team Lead for District Nursing to provide leadership and line management across the DN service in West Lothian. The post offers opportunities to work across professional boundaries, drive quality improvement, and pursue progression in nursing management.

The successful candidate must be an NMC registered District Nurse, with PVG membership or eligibility and permission to work in the UK. Informal enquiries can be directed to the Clinical Nurse Manager.

Formación

• Must be an NMC registered District Nurse.
• PVG Scheme membership required for the role.
• UK work permission required to work in the country.

Responsabilidades

• Provide leadership and line management across the District Nursing service in West Lothian.
• Contribute to quality improvement and service development within the DN service.

Conocimientos

Leadership

People management

Quality improvement

Educación

NMC registered District Nurse

Descripción del empleo

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NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Clinical Team Lead at West Lothian District Nursing Service.

We are recruiting a Clinical Team Lead for District Nursing to provide leadership and line management across the DN service in West Lothian. West Lothian HSCP offers the opportunity to work innovatively across professional boundaries as part of the Locality MDT, providing experience of integrated working in practice. The successful postholder will have the opportunity to contribute to quality improvement and service development, with a view to further career progression in nursing management.

Applicants must be an NMC registered District Nurse, unfortunately candidates without District Nursing qualification and experience cannot be considered for this vacancy.

Informal enquiries to Leanne Grant, Clinical Nurse Manager, 07989763394.

Recruitment Process We Use a Values And Competency-based Recruitment Process That Is Linked To The Ambitions Set Out In Our Strategic Plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing And Midwifery Interviews Are Linked To Our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We Aim To Offer An Equitable Experience And Are Sharing Interview Questions In Advance. A Selection Of The Interview Questions Can Be Found On Our Careers Site

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. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .