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A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and revised MOU-2 agreed between Integration Authorities, SGPC, NHS Boards and the Scottish Government set out agreed principles of service redesign (including patient safety and person-centered care), as well as ring-fenced resources to enable the change to happen. The scope of the programme is to deliver all priorities defined in the General Medical Services Contract (2018) and associated MOU and MOU2. We are now at the exciting stage of developing and creating a Community Treatment and Care Service (CTAC) across Fife. The first stage will involve CTAC hubs, providing long term condition screening, wound management and phlebotomy.
We are delighted to be able to offer this opportunity which has arisen within Fife Health and Social Care (H&SC) Partnership for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to work within the CTAC Service, in a treatment room setting within Path Medical Practice, Kirkcaldy.
Within this role you will provide care and treatment including wound management, long term condition screening, vaccinations and a range of evolving nursing tasks, ensuring clinical care and quality standards are met. The Staff Nurse will provide safe, effective, person centred practice to meet the needs of people in Fife.
In applying for this role you will be a nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. You will have skills and experience to work within a primary care setting, to deliver high quality standards of care and be able to work as part of a multi-professional team. It is a requirement for this specific post for the applicant to be competent with adult male, female, and suprapubic catheterisation.
You must have flexibility as may be required to cover other treatment rooms within Fife, excellent communication skills, be adaptable to change and evidence continuing personal development
Please refer to the job description for more detail around the role, skills and experience required.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Tanya Hardy, Team Leader on 07773 666523 or email tanya.hardy@nhs.scot or
Pam Goodall, Interim Lead Nurse on 07900 161821 or email pam.goodall@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.