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REGISTERED NURSES
NURSE BANK
Band 5 - £24,670 - £30,742 pro rata
Plus £1,043 Distant Islands Allowance pro rata
Hours as Required
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the SHOW website: www.jobs.scot.nhs.uk along with a job description and an application form.
We seek to recruit Registered Nurses to join our BANK nursing teams in our Hospitals and Community on the Isles of Uist & Barra. Applicants can be from General Nursing, Mental Health and RSCN. Uist & Barra Hospital is a community hospital on the Isle of Benbecula and St Brendan’s is a community hospital on the Isle of Barra. District nursing services are provided across all the islands. These bank posts offer successful candidates the opportunity for continuing professional development in diverse and varied settings in both community and hospital settings and the ability to work independently is desirable but not essential for both areas.
The key responsibilities of the role will be: the provision of professional nursing care, to meet the individual needs of the patient population and be accountable for the delivery of such care, the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programs of care, and the facilitation and support of staff development in the hospital and community areas. Experience of nursing patients in an acute and/or community environment is essential. Evidence of ongoing professional development is essential.
For informal enquiries please contact Mairi Smith, Bank Manager, Tel No: 01851 704704 ext. 2297 or mairi.smith2@nhs.net.
On your application form please indicate which island you would wish to work on though travel can be arranged between each. Also indicate which branch of nursing you are registered with.
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme. This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ along with a job description. This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
Any further queries please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
Closing Date: 6th February 2020
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