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Registered Adult Nurses |
NHS Lothian are recruiting Registered Adult Nurses. We have a range of specialties and services, covering a large geographical area.
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.
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/
NHS Lothian provide a Generic Recruitment process, no need for multiple applications or interviews. We accept one application, you will have one interview and there will be one decision, with your skills, experience and choice being matched to one of our vacancies.
We are currently looking for nurses with experience and the relevant competencies for the following posts:
Royal Infirmary Hospital - Day surgery Theatres and Recovery
(candidates with experience as a scrub nurse, recovery and anaesthetics qualification preferred)
HMP Addiewell
St John's Hospital - Laser Suite (Part Time)
St John's Hospital - Wallace Burns Unity
Royal Infirmary Hospital - Outpatients 1,2,3 (Part time 17 hours)
Western General Hospital - Ward 20 ICU
Astley Ainslie Hospital - Continence Service, Bladder and Bowel
Western General Hospital - Main Theatres (experienced ODPs only)
We are currently looking for experienced and newly qualified nurses for the following posts:
Findlay House - Fillieside Ward (Rehab)
Care Homes - Marionville Court & Royston Court
Astley Ainslie - Care Home Support Team (Part Time)
East Lothian Community Hospital - Ward 4 Older People Step Down (Part Time)
East Lothian Community Hospital - Ward 5 Ortho Rehab
Midlothian Community Hospital - Edenview Ward, Rehab Medicine of the Elderly
Royal Infirmary Hospital - Ward 204 Respiratory
Royal Infirmary Hospital - Ward 108 Ortho
Royal Infirmary Hospital - Ward 105 Vascular
Liberton Hospital - Ward 4
Please note that the list is subject to constant change. When completing the online application form please note if you have an area of preference.
For more information on the vacancies available, please see the attached flyers below with contact details for the clinical areas.
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: loth.genericrecruitment@nhs.scot
If you are an internal NHS Lothian Band 5 candidate we will not proceed with shortlisting and interview and instead you will move to our internal transfer process.
To find out more about the internal transfer process please click on the link below:
Internal recruitment application process for nursing vacancies (scot.nhs.uk)
If you would like to arrange a careers conversation to discuss your career, career pathways and opportunities within NHS Lothian please clink on the link below:
Career Conversations (scot.nhs.uk)
Please note that we anticipate that the interviews for this advert will take place on Tuesday 8th October at the Comely Bank Centre.
Find out what our staff say about working in NHS Lothian at: Who We Are – NHS Lothian Careers