Job Advert
Band 5 Registered Nurses
Various locations across City of Edinburgh & the surrounding Lothians
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? We have a range of opportunities in and around Edinburgh and the Lothian areas just for you.
We have both full-time and part-time permanent registered nursing jobs available.
We are looking for passionate, caring, motivated people to join our highly skilled nursing teams to work within a number of specialities, including all adult acute and community in-patient and out-patient services, Theatres, Mental Health, Paediatrics, Community, and more.
We offer the opportunity to work with innovative and talented teams within multidisciplinary environments and to impact positively on the lives of thousands of patients and their families.
NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of c900,000, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. Many of our services are operating out of purpose designed new build facilities with yet more development in the planning phase. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties including transplant and dialysis services, a major trauma unit and cancer services.
NHS Lothian is committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to deliver their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
As an employee of NHS Lothian, you will of course receive a competitive pay and benefits package, including generous annual leave and pension entitlements. You will also be able to access our range of wellbeing services provided under our Staff Engagement and Experience Framework and will be able to access a range of clinical and leadership education to help you take your career to the next level.
To find out more about what it’s like to be part of our team, please see Working in NHS Lothian – NHS Lothian Careers and over-100-careers-just-one-employer
Further information
Click on the links at the bottom of the screen to download an example of an NHS Lothian Registered Nurse Job Description and Person Specification. These documents outline the typical role, responsibilities and duties, as well as the expected knowledge and skills you are required to demonstrate in this role. We will share a specific job description with you for areas of interest at a later stage in the recruitment process.
For further information and to arrange a call to discuss opportunities within your area of preference, please email: genericrecruitment@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
To Apply
Please indicate your areas of interest within 'Assessment B' of your application form. Only one application is required to be considered for all posts included within this advert.
Note: 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.