FIFE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP
TREATMENT ROOM STAFF NURSE – COMMUNITY TREATMENT AND CARE (CTAC)
CENTRAL FIFE, KIRKCALDY AREA
BAND 5 – 37 HOURS (MUST be available Mon-Fri 08:30am-4:30pm approx)
We are delighted to be able to offer this opportunity which has arisen within Fife Health and Social Care (H&SC) Partnership for a Band 5 Treatment Room Nurse to work within the CTAC Service, in a Primary Care setting providing care to patients of treatment rooms within Central Fife.
You must have flexibility as you may be required to provide cover for treatment rooms within the Central area, for example, Levenmouth, Glenrothes, Cardenden, Kinghorn & Burntisland, there will be a combination of working within general practices and/or being based within 'Hub' – Leven/Glenrothes/Kirkcaldy area if required.
As CTAC is a Fife-wide service, there may also be occasions when you are required to cover other areas out with Central Fife.
Within this role you will be based within GP surgeries or a hub, working in clinics to provide care and treatment including wound management, venepuncture, catheterisations, compression bandages, doppler assessment, injections, and a range of evolving nursing tasks - ensuring clinical care and quality standards are met.
The Registered Nurse will provide safe, effective, person centred practice to meet the needs of people in Fife.
You must possess excellent communication skills, time management skills, be adaptable to change, and evidence continuing personal development.
In applying for this role you will be an Adult / General Nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
You will have the necessary skills and experience to work within a Primary Care setting, to deliver high quality standards of care and be able to work as part of a multi-professional team.
Please refer to the job description, and person specification for more detail around the role, skills and experience required.
For informal enquiries please contact Tanya Hardy, CTAC Team Leader or Jelly John CTAC Clinical Coordinator
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
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