Post Title: Community Nurse - Band 5
Location: NHS Fife - Out of Hours Community Nursing Service
Hours: 20 hours x2 posts
Evening & Overnight over 7 days
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join NHS Fife Out of Hours Nursing Team. We have a base at Glenrothes Hospital & Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline.
You will be required to have excellent communication and clinical decision‑making skills. A flexible approach to working within the community and an interest in caring for patients in their own home is required.
You will be required to deliver a high standard of safe and effective patient care within patient’s homes and must have the ability to work autonomously.
These posts are 20 hours per week, which will be worked over Evening and Overnight, over 7 days, including weekend working, to meet the needs of the service.
The post will be based in one of the above hospitals’ however the post holder may be required to work in other areas across Fife.
An orientation programme will be available to support you in this post.
An ability to travel within the Fife area is essential.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
Equal Opportunities
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.
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