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Do you have an interest in working in a Rehabilitation and Care of the Elderly Unit.
A post has become available for a Full Time Permanent Registered Nurse position.
We are a small community hospital comprising of 14 beds, 7 Rehabilitation beds and 7 Care of the Elderly beds, within the care of the elderly we offer palliative care supporting End of Life journeys to patients and their families.
The hospital was recently refurbished providing modern rehabilitation / care facilities. Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapist are based within the hospital and play an important part of the wider MDT. We boast a modern Gym facility as well as a full Occupational Therapy kitchen.
Our medical cover is the ANP Community Hospital Model supported by a GP practice. ANP is on shift Mon – Fri (9-5) Out of Hours and weekends are supported by the Out of Hours Service.
We occasionally work with Out Patient Antibiotic Therapy Team facilitating out patients attendance for administration of IV antibiotics eliminating the need for patients to be admitted to hospital solely for IV Antibiotic Therapy.
Applicants should be able to work actively as a team member, be able to demonstrate good clinical skills and knowledge have the ability to take charge in the absence of senior nurses demonstrate a proactive approach in staff and patient management, deal with conflicting and challenging situations. Applicants should be knowledgeable of Dumfries and Galloway Health Boards Policies, Procedures and Guidelines.
This post works on a rotational shift pattern including weekend, and night duty working. The shift pattern can be flexible either short or long days.
This post will require PVG clearance.
Informal enquiries to Judith.milligan1@nhs.scot 01387810255 and Lorna.henderson3@nhs.scot
Unfortunately NHS Dumfries & Galloway, at the present moment, cannot support OSCE Training for international nurses. However this is being reviewed in the near future.