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An exciting opportunity has arisen within Urgent Care Services Fife for the position of Team Leader. As the team leader of UCSF you will support the lead nurse in providing direct line management for the UCSF nursing workforce within the West Division including absence management and rota planning. As part of the senior clinical team you will ensure patient health needs are met through the autonomous provision of diagnosis and the management of patient conditions through assessment, treatment, and review planning process. This will be facilitated in partnership with patients, carers and families. This role involves providing specialist advice and education to healthcare professionals, other agencies, carers, clients and relatives. Within this role you will also be required to work collaboratively across healthcare boundaries to develop the service to improve practice, implementing and evaluating evidence based standards, guidelines and policy.
To meet the needs of UCSF hours will include a range of shift patterns which include, evenings, nights, weekends, day-time and public holidays. Travel across Fife will be required with UCSF centres at QMH, VHK and St Andrews. There will also be a requirement to participate in the UCSF service management on call rota with a 1 in 4 weekly commitment.
For informal enquiries please contact Lynnette Marshall, Lead Nurse (Interim), 01592 740229, Lynnette.marshall2@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. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.