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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.
NHS LOTHIAN
PHARMACY SERVICES
Band 7 AfC – Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist (Stoma Care)
Primary Care
BASE/LOCATION: Allermuir Health Centre and Pennywell All Care Centre
Full time hours - 37.5 per week - part time hours will be considered and will be pro rata
Fixed term: 18 months
NHS Lothian serves a population of approximately 1 million people, employs 35,000 people and is fundamentally focussed on improving the health and wellbeing of the population. Some of the benefits of working in NHS Lothian are captured in the video below;
https://careers.nhslothian.scot/over-100-careers-just-one-employer/
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior nurse specialist to work within the NHS Lothian primary care pharmacy team to lead and deliver high quality, safe and cost-effective stoma prescribing. The postholder will be responsible for implementing cost-effective prescribing recommendations from the National Stoma Care Cost and Quality Review (2016) to ensure best practice and minimise unwarranted variation.
Who you are:
You are a self-motivated, driven and enthusiastic, NMC registered nurse with experience in the management of stoma patients.
You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to support patient care and be able to work autonomously whilst linking closely with GP practice teams. You will promote NHS Lothian's values of quality, teamwork, care and compassion, dignity and respect, and openness, honesty and responsibility. You will have experience of involvement in the development and education of others.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
What we offer:
You will have the support of the pharmacy leadership team and professional support from the Clinical Nurse Manager in Primary Care.
You will have time to further develop leadership and clinical skills, working as part of a multidisciplinary team within primary care.
You will have access to a full range of benefits including generous holiday allowance, NHS pension and parental leave.
For further information, or an informal chat about this opportunity, please contact:
Barry Chapman or Wendy Carswell, Primary Care Pharmacists, Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership.
barry.chapman2@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or wendy.carswell@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Interviews scheduled for Monday the 29th of January 2024.
*Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.*
**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. **
***Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage***
****The use of the term “Senior” or “Junior” in this post refers only to the level of experience and responsibility required for this post rather than age. As such, applications from people of all ages are welcomed, subject to meeting the relevant criteria.****