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About the Organisation:
As Scotland’s smallest health board, NHS Orkney is driven by a bold vision: looking after our community and providing excellent care. Whether you’re starting your NHS journey or bringing expertise from another NHS employer, your skills will make a real difference to the health and lives of Orkney’s 22,000 residents.
Our state-of-the-art healthcare facility, The Balfour, opened in 2019 and is home to modern inpatient wards, an emergency department, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices, and the Scottish Ambulance Service. Collaboration thrives here, ensuring exceptional care for every patient. Beyond our main facility, we’re investing in our outer isles, enhancing services, and transforming patient care across our islands.
About Orkney:
Orkney itself is nothing short of magical. With over 70 islands (20 inhabited), this breathtaking destination offers stunning landscapes, unique wildlife, and vibrant cultural and sporting activities. Recognised as one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney promises a lifestyle like no other.
The Post:
This post offers a unique and exciting opportunity to gain knowledge and skills with a broad range of patients, but mainly oncology and palliative care patients. The successful candidate will work with a multi-professional team to ensure a high standard of support is given to the patients attending the Macmillan Department.
The Macmillan department supports patients with cancer and some long-term conditions. The department delivers Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment and provides symptom control interventions to patients who often have complex care needs.
In this role you will provide and support the delivery of patient care under the supervision of registered staff. There will also be an administrative aspect to this role, for example ordering stock and supplies, to support the department.
The Candidate:
Applicants should possess an SVQ3 in Health & Social Care or have demonstrable evidence of competence through equivalent work experience. Evidence of experience in a care setting is essential.
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration:
This post will be based at The Balfour
The successful candidate will work: Part time 19.2 hours per week
This post is on a Fixed Term Basis until April 2026 due to the substantive postholders return from maternity leave
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.
Benefits and Salary:
Did you know NHS Scotland salaries are higher than those in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland?
The salary for this post is on a Band 3 £26,869 - £28,998 and if residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,587 pro rata per year, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us.
NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.
Further Information:
If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, we’d love to hear from you. Your rewarding career starts here!
To find out more about this opportunity please contact Emma McGuigan, Interim Senior Charge Nurse – Macmillan by email on emma.mcguigan2@nhs.scot
Interview Date: Friday 14th of June 2025
This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Heath and Care Worker visa. NHS Orkney (NHSO) is unable to provide candidates or employees with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).