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Registered Nurse – Covid 19 - Care Home Support Team
Band 5
Fixed Term - 1 year
Base Location: Astley Ainslie Hospital
The Covid 19 Care Home Support Team currently have a number of opportunities for Registered Nurses to become part of the Covid Care Home Support Team, to provide support to the independent care and residential homes sector in Edinburgh (65 care homes).
The role involves supporting managers, staff, residents and relatives to help them to understand and implement the current national guidelines in relation to prevention and management of COVID 19. In addition there is a requirement to provide education, training and direct support in relation to infection control procedures and the use of PPE.
Other elements of these posts include signposting to other available services and support such as resources for staff who may have been impacted by COVID 19. The Care Home Support Team participate in the delivery of related vaccination programs and support care homes with pre-admission testing of residents for Covid19.
The team work closely with the EHSCP COVID 19 Problem Assessment Groups and Incident Management Groups and undertake supportive assurance visits as indicated. In addition the team work closely with others providing support to care homes as required e.g. district nursing, health protection teams, test and protect teams and the care inspectorate.
For further information of this role please contact Richard Laing on 07811 025813 or Eleanor Durkin on 07811025708.
This is an integrated service within the Health & Social Care Partnership however staff will be employed by NHS Lothian.