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Nurse Specialist Stress and Distress - Medicine of Elderly, Western General Hospital
To provide clinical and educational leadership in the area of dementia care. The purpose of the role will be to
a) Transform the care and experience of older adults with cognitive impairment in the acute setting
b) Provide clinical expert resource
c) Deliver evidence based educational programmes.
d) Promote a positive learning environment for all clinical staff.
Provide expert clinical nursing advice focussing on strengthening links with Healthcare Improvement Scotland with a particular focus on dementia. With NHS Lothian Research Team support research projects relating to standards of care, quality improvement and value improvement.
Responsible for delivering dementia specific training programmes which are keeping in line with the Promoting Excellence Framework.
Responsible for holding a local caseload for patients within the Acute Hospital site who would benefit from Meaningful Activities Team (MAT) engagement.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Antony Bishop, Clinical Nurse Manager on 0131 537 2565 or by email on Antony.Bishop@nhs.scot
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.
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.
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.