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A rare opportunity has arisen to join the senior Nursing/Midwifery team within the Acute Paediatric and Neonatal service in NHS Fife.
The Paediatric and Neonatal service consists of an in-patient Children’s Ward with adjacent Acute Paediatric Assessment Area, Paediatric Ambulatory Care Unit, Paediatric Out-patients department and a Neonatal Intensive Care unit (LNU) all on the Victoria Hospital site. Additional Out-patient services are also provided from the Children and Young Person’s unit at the Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline.
You will be an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent communication, prioritisation and problem-solving skills, able to work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team as well as independently on their own initiative.
Your role will include senior Nursing leadership of the Paediatric and Neonatal Nursing teams , including responsibility for service quality and improvement, capacity and patient flow, workforce governance and development, patient safety and clinical governance activity.
NMC registration as a Children’s Nurse/Midwife/General Nurse is essential for this role, as is significant experience of working at a senior level within an acute clinical Paediatric and/or Neonatal environment. Previous experience of working within a nursing managerial role would also be advantageous.
Informal enquiries to Lynette Mackenzie, Service Manager, Paediatrics & Neonates Tel. 01592 643355 ext 29967.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
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.