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NHS LOTHIAN Registered General Nurses for all Specialties & Operating Department Practitioners |
NHS Lothian are recruiting Registered Adult Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners. We have an extensive range of specialties, covering a large geographical area.
Do you want to kick-start or consolidate your nursing career?
Working in NHS Lothian will provide you with the opportunity to gain a wide range of transferrable skills and experience. By joining our friendly and supportive teams, you will have the opportunity for ongoing training, career development and progression opportunities.
Offering full and part time hours and flexible shift patterns - NHS Lothian is a fantastic organisation and a great place to work!
Spotlight on the Wallace Burns Unit, Head and Neck Directorate at St John's Hospital in Livingston An exciting opportunity is available to join the Wallace Burns Unit at St Johns Hospital within NHS Lothian. We have positions available for Registered Nurses and we are looking for passionate, caring, motivated people to join our highly skilled nursing teams. The Wallace Burns Unit is a six beded Ward providing in patient care for the Regional Burns Service. An ambulatory burns clinic is also incorporated into this area. We are looking for Registered General Nurses who are enthusiastic and interested in developing in this specialist field. Previous experience in Burns care is not essential as it will be provided by the multidisciplinary team on site. To ensure candidates receive a bespoke and unique development opportunity, we can offer rotation within the other Head and Neck Specialities which are Ear Nose and Throat, Plastic surgery and Maxillo Facial Surgery. Please do not hesitate to be in touch if you have any question or would like to arrange an informal visit. Lynn Struthers, Clinical Nurse Manager - Head and Neck Directorate at lynn.struthers@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk |
In addition, we have a wide variety of exciting opportunities within the Community, Community hospitals, Acute hospitals, Outpatients and Prisons. We offer a variety of different shift patterns, excellent opportunities for career development and you will have the chance to be part of one of our many fantastic teams.
For more information on the vacancies available, please see the attached flyers below.
If you would like to have an informal, visit or have a tour of any of our areas, please email the Generic Recruitment Team, who will be able to help arrange this for you: genericrecruitment@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
When completing the online application form please note if you have an area of preference. We will endeavor to place successful candidates in their area of preference if possible.
Please note that we anticipate that the interviews for this advert will take place on Thursday 25th January 2024 at the Comely Bank Centre in Edinburgh.
Please note: At the time of interview there may not be a current job vacancy. Successful candidates can have details held for up to six months until a vacant post becomes available.
A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the link below:
Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan 2023-2024 (scot.nhs.uk)
Find out what our staff say about working in NHS Lothian at:
https://careers.nhslothian.scot/acute-specialist-nurses/who-we-are/