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Title: Rapid Response Service Registered Nurse
Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC BAND 5 £30,229 to £37,664 per annum pro rata + Enhancement depending on candidate experience.
Hours: 17.00 - midnight
Contract type: Bank
Location: Fife
Closing date: 30th July 2023
Interview date: TBC
Marie Curie is here for people living with any terminal illness and their families. We offer expert care, guidance, and support to help patients get the most from the time they have left.
The Marie Curie Rapid Response Service delivers rapid and flexible out of hours nursing care and support for terminally ill patients and their carers. We are a community based palliative care service whose aim is to respond quickly to support palliative patients and their carers within the community, usually in the patients’ own home. We aim to prevent inappropriate admission to hospital and the choice for the patient of preferred place of care.
The service works in collaboration with other providers of end-of-life care in the community.
Pool cars are provided, but you must have access to your own car.
Enhancements paid, on hours worked after 9pm up to 7am daily and 24 hours on BH.
We are an out of hours service covering evenings seven nights a week, shift times are 1700-0000.
The service covers the whole of Fife.
What we are looking for:
- The Registered nurse reports to the Senior Nurse and will have the support of the Clinical Nurse Manager
- As a Registered Nurse you must have level 1 registration and will be able to demonstrate an understanding of palliative care and the needs of patients with complex symptoms.
- Applicants would preferably have palliative care /end of life care experience, but this is not essential as training is provided.
What’s in it for you:
- Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Continuous development
- Industry leading training programmes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Annual Leave Entitlement will take into account previous years of service under Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Flexible Working
- Enhancements:
30% x your basic salary per hour paid for Saturdays and night duty
60% x your basic salary per hour paid for Sundays and Bank Holidays
For an informal discussion about the role, please call Lauren Davidson on lauren.davidson@mariecurie.org.uk.
Every day of your life matters – from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We’re a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families.
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory Enhanced criminal record check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.
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.