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The Community Children’s Nursing Service is a nurse led service based at Firrhill House which provides specialised paediatric nursing care to children and young people with a broad spectrum of nursing needs, including an acute illness, chronic care needs, palliative and end of life care.
There is now an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join our dynamic team.
As part of the Community Children’s Nursing Service, you will support the registered nurse team to deliver person centred nursing care in partnership with patients, their families and associated services. The B4 role involves clinical care of children with short term and long-term nursing needs alongside supplies management and some administrative support.
Key requirements for this post are to be a flexible team player, have excellent communication skills and be enthusiastic. You should be able to work within a variety of community settings across Lothian and in accordance with NHS Values. It is also essential you drive and hold a current driving licence.
We look forward to your application
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.
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: .
Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.