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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.
The postholder is responsible and accountable for the assessment and delivery of quality nursing care, primarily in a treatment room setting, to a practice population and the wider locality and in partnership with others. This includes monitoring and evaluating its effectiveness. This is often in partnership with District Nursing team, Primary Care Team, Unscheduled Care Service and other agencies involved in delivery of care in the community.
The postholder is responsible for raising awareness of health and social wellbeing, influencing the broader context, enabling people to improve their own health and working collaboratively to tackle health inequalities.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact June Keddie, Clinical Team Lead on June.keddie2@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.