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Job reference: 082060
Salary: Band 6 (£33,072 - £40,736)
Job closing date: 09/01/2022
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Lochgilphead
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 20/12/2021
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Department: Community Nursing Mid Argyll Locality

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An opportunity has arisen for a band 6 senior nurse to join the Community Nursing Team within the Mid Argyll Locality.  The community team work out of the Mid Argyll Community Hospital and Integrated care Centre. This post will see the band 6 nurse providing care to patients from Cairndow to Whitehouse in the Kintyre peninsular and supporting the 3 GP practices: Inverary, Lochgilphead and Tarbert.

Opportunities for further education will be supported and there is a service level agreement with UWS which could see the post holder developing skills in community nursing, prescribing and patient assessment.

The post holder would provide support in the absence of the community team lead and support and provide education and opportunities to junior members of the team.

The band 6 senior nurse will be supporting the multi disciplinary team with active discharge planning and reducing hospital admissions.


Informal Enquiries to:

Catriona Watt

email: catriona.watt@nhs.scot


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