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Specialist Practitioner District Nurse & Community Nurse Practitioner Band 6
Various Locations across Edinburgh and East Lothian SPDN and CNP
We are now welcoming applications for Specialist Practitioner District Nurses and Community Nurse Practitioners to join our District Nursing teams across Edinburgh and East Lothian. For more information about the opportunities available, please speak with the informal contacts listed. Please ensure that you read the job description and person specification files before applying.
A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: https://services.nhslothian.scot/nursingandmidwifery/strategic-plan-2023-2028/
Specialist Practitioner District Nurse Job Purpose:
The District Nurse provides leadership for the delivery of patient care within area of responsibility.
The District Nurse has day to day managerial responsibility for the area including supervision and deployment of staff.
The District Nurse will have responsibility for assessment of care needs, evaluation of care plans, ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients.
The post holder has responsibility and accountability for maintaining both clinical and staff governance.
Community Nurse Practitioner Job Purpose:
The Community Nurse Practitioner will utilise high levels of decision making and clinical judgment to ensure that patient health needs are met through the provision of the management of patient conditions through assessment, treatment, evaluation and review planning ensuring the delivery of high quality person centered care to patients in partnership with patients, families and carers.
Provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals, other agencies, carers, clients and relatives. This role encompasses that of specialist nurse and educator.
The Community Nurse Practitioner provides day to day leadership for the delivery of patient care for a defined caseload and allocated nursing team including supervision and deployment of staff.
Please note that adverts are updated regularly and all vacancies are subject to change. You are encouraged to refer back periodically to familiarise yourself with any changes that may arise. In addition to your clinical skills, we are interested in your attitude, passion for working in healthcare and your potential to contribute to our high quality patient care, as well as demonstration of personal values aligned to those of our organisation: NHS Lothian Values
Find out what our staff say about working in NHS Lothian at: https://careers.nhslothian.scot/acute-specialist-nurses/who-we-are/