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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.
This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse to work within the Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist Team within Specialist Palliative Care Services, Dundee.
You will be a Registered Nurse with a degree and extensive post registration experience. Experience and evidence of continuing professional development in palliative care is desirable. Community nursing experience is also desirable.
The role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care is to provide expertise and influence patient care via the primary carer by exercising high levels of judgement and decision making within clinical practice. The primary function of the Clinical Nurse Specialist is to bring the highest standards of clinical care to patients and their families through a variety of means. This encompasses advancing clinical practice, providing consultation for healthcare professionals, teaching, providing clinical leadership and contributing to research functions.
You must be registered on Sub-part 1: RN1 or RNA or Sub-part 2: RN2 of the UK NMC Register
Informal enquiries to: Ms Hazel Scott, Community Macmillan Nurse, Dundee Team Leader, hazel.scott3@nhs.scot Tel: 01382 423132 or Kirsty McQuarrie, Clinical Co-ordinator, Kirsty.mcquarrie@nhs.scot Tel: 01382 432805
Hours of work are: 37.5 hours
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.