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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.
COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICE
Community Staff Nurse Uist
Band 5 - £30,229 to £37,664 pro rata
Plus £1,279 Distant Islands pro rata
1 Year Fixed Term, Maternity Cover
22.5hrs per Week
We are seeking to employ a Registered Nurse to work with and complement our community nursing team in Uist.
The primary purpose of this post will be to provide treatment room services across three sites in Uist as well as providing health care for a wide range of patients in their own homes and across all community settings including carehomes.
The post holder will work as an integral part of the Uist community team and will work closely with them gaining all round experience in community health care.
On going CPD is essential for this post. You will be a car owner/driver with a full UK driving licence.
The successful applicant will be required to register with the Disclosure Scotland PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ along with a job description
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ , còmhla ri dealbh-obrach
Informal equiries to Christine MacIntyre – Interim Senior Charge Nurse christine.macintyre@nhs.scot
Closing Date 11th August 2023
NHS Western Isles Benefits
· Benefits include a standard working week of 37.5 hours, with pay enhancements to reward weekends, nights and overtime working. This ranges from time plus 88% to time plus 30% depending on your pay band and shifts you work.
· Between 35 and 41 days leave entitlement (inclusive of public holidays) depending on length of service
· Automatic enrolment into the high quality NHS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
· Policies that enhance your wellbeing and work-life balance including with promotion of flexible working and access to paid special leave.
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