Overview
Looking for a rewarding career in the NHS with enhanced salary and benefits package? Are you a Nurse Practitioner looking for a new opportunity? Are you passionate about delivering an exceptional level of patient care? Can you demonstrate a wide variety of experience within a clinical setting?
NHS 24 – Your role As NHS Scotland's unique provider of a national tele-health and tele-care service, we deliver health advice and information by telephone and online services to the population of Scotland 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NHS 24 is a patient-focused service providing triage, advice, guidance, referral and information on health and healthcare services.
Locations
Our Regional Centres are located at Aberdeen, Cardonald, Clydebank, Dundee and South Queensferry. This role is advertised for Clydebank, Dundee and South Queensferry Regional Centres.
Responsibilities
* As the service has evolved, there is a unique opportunity for Nurses to perform high quality telephone assessments, and to provide Clinical Supervision to members within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Act as an autonomous practitioner providing a comprehensive telephone triage and clinical assessment service to patients and/or their carers/relatives, resulting in a safe and appropriate clinical decision.
* Provide real time clinical support to NHS 24 frontline staff, resulting in safe, appropriate and person-centred outcomes.
* Facilitate the provision of accurate healthcare information, self-care/health improvement advice or, where applicable, referral to the appropriate level and location of care, to meet the holistic and therapeutic requirements of the patient/carer.
* You will use a variety of models to deliver clinical supervision to non-clinical staff.
Who we are looking for
* You will be registered as an Adult nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register.
* You will possess excellent clinical decision-making skills, with the ability to provide continuous clinical supervision and leadership.
* Extensive post-registration experience, preferably within an acute or primary care setting, with a broad range of knowledge across a number of specialties.
* Critical decision-making skills.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Salary and Benefits
Enhanced Salary Package NHS 24 offers a total reward package, with a permanent contract on Band 6 £41,608 - £50,702* (pro rata for part-time hours). Placement on salary scale is dependent on confirmation of previous relevant NHS service. Competitive salary enhancements for working unsocial hours are in addition to the above basic starting salary of £41,608. The following hourly rates apply:
Basic Hourly Rate: £21.57
Saturday / After 8pm Weekday Hourly Rate: £32.34
Sunday / Public Holiday Hourly Rate: £43.13
Earning Potential Example As NHS 24 is predominantly an out of hours employer, actual earnings include payments for evenings, nights, weekend shifts and public holidays.
Example: Clinical Supervisors, on a starting salary of £41,608 working 37,30 or 24 hours rotas with 5 out of 8 weekends, could expect estimated earnings described in the job pack.
Shift Patterns
Shift Patterns Available
* 12hrs 6/8 weekends (8-hour shifts)
* 12hrs 8/8 weekends (8-hour shifts)
* 18hrs 5/8 weekends (8-hour shifts)
* 24hrs 5/8 weekends
* 30hrs 5/8 weekends
Example rotas are available in the job pack.
Additional Benefits
We offer supportive policies to enhance your employee journey, including an Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and a range of learning and development opportunities. As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:
* 35 days annual leave (rising to 41) pro-rata
* development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
* enhanced pay for working during out of hours
* enrolment into the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) pension scheme
* NHS discounts on goods and services
* HELP, employee support and assistance
NHS 24 shift patterns command an average uplift of 33% in addition to the basic salary. Dependant on individual shift patterns, this information is indicative only and cannot be guaranteed.
Interested? Please access the job pack for full details of NHS 24 and this opportunity, and the information that will support your application. We recommend candidates read all information provided in the Job Pack prior to application to support a successful application.
Our mission at NHS 24 is to create a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and part of the team. We promote inclusion, celebrate differences, and encourage everyone who joins us to be themselves at work. We are progressing an Anti-Racism Action Plan to measure progress towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. NHS 24 is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and welcomes applications from groups underrepresented within the workforce. We are a participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies. NHS 24 has a legal obligation to check entitlement to work in the UK. We do not sponsor skilled worker visas.
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