Job Advert
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.
Hospital @ Home
Registered General Nurse X 2
Band 5 £30,229 - £37,664 pro rata
Plus £1,279 Allowance pro rata
37.5 hours per week.
Fixed Term contract until 31/03/2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 Band 5 RGN’s ’s to join an evolving Hospital @ Home team. Hospital @Home consists of 9-12 virtual beds and provides hospital care for patients in their own homes preventing admission to or reducing the length of time people require to spend in hospital. There is a vision to rapidly increase bed capacity to 15 beds by March 2024.
Applicants should be committed to providing a high standard of care and interact well within a multi-disciplinary team. Applicants should have good communication skills; previous experience working within health or social would be desirable but not essential.
Shift patterns and hours of work negotiable and flexibility is required to meet the needs of the service across 7 days including public holidays. Post holders would require to hold a driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes.
The successful candidate will need to achieve the Mandatory Induction Standards for Healthcare Support Workers and comply with the Code of Conduct within three months of full-time employment or up to six months for part time workers. For further information see www.hcswtoolkit.nes.scot.nhs.uk
The successful applicant will be required to register with the Disclosure Scotland PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme).
This post is not eligible for relocation expenses. This post would require lone working
For further information on this post please contact Ms Laura Crockett, Hospital @ Home SCN, WIH or Gail Black, H@H senior coordinator via hospital switchboard.
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ , còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
Closing Date 18th December 2023