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As a first level Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration and substantial post registration experience, you will provide a high quality, safe patient centred and effective clinical nursing service in the out-of-hours period to the population of Fife and Kinross.
Ideally you will have experience of Primary Care, Accident & Emergency, telephone triage and/or nurse triage.
We have centres at Queen Margaret Hospital, Victoria Hospital and St Andrews Community Hospital.
We currently have vacancies for experienced, flexible nurses to develop within the existing nursing team.
You will be provided with a robust development programme to support you as a trainee unscheduled care practitioner. This will be facilitated through the provision of structured clinical training and formal clinical supervision. You will work within a structured competency based framework and attain an academic qualification to support knowledge development in regards to management of minor and acute illness presentations. Following achievement of specific competencies, it is expected you would then progress to band 6 level as an autonomous unscheduled care practitioner with Urgent Care Services Fife.
You must be able to evidence excellent communication skills, clinical assessment and critical decision making skills, be able to work within a clinical supervision programme developing to work autonomously and as part of a team working within the NMC code at all times.
We will support you with access to personal development planning, reflective practice, training and mentorship.
Annex 21 (i) - Candidates who commence on band 5 will be required to successfully complete the appropriate qualification/s or training as outlined within the Annex 21 competency framework prior to progressing to band 6.
Hours will be worked to meet the needs of the service which will include a range of shift patterns which include evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays
Informal Enquiries to Veronica Hill, Team Leader Urgent Care Service Fife, veronica.hill2@nhs.scot
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.