An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated and enthusiastic District Charge Nurse/ Senior Community Staff Nurse or trainee Senior Community Nurse to join a community nursing team in the Kirkcaldy Locality supporting the delivery of high-quality nursing care to the people of Fife. This will be a Secondment opportunity until August 2025.
The District Charge Nurse/ Senior Community Nurse will be responsible for the management of a caseload of community patients leading and managing a team of qualified nursing staff and health support workers. The caseload population is derived from the 2 GP practices to which the team are aligned.
You will provide an accessible, appropriate, high quality, culturally sensitive and effective nursing service in the community, by working in partnership with service users, care providers and other agencies. You will function as an independent autonomous practitioner by virtue of in-depth knowledge, expertise, proficiency and experience to lead and enable the district nursing team to provide a quality nursing service. You will be the clinical expert who will be accountable for case management and nursing activity within the caseload, and lead, manage and support the district nursing team.
You should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be committed to the development of an effective flexible person-centred nursing team through your ongoing professional development as well as that of your team.
Considerable community nursing experience is essential for this post and candidates must have already completed further study or demonstrate a willingness to complete further study towards a specialist practitioner community nursing qualification. You will be offered on an Annex 21 basis dependent on previous qualifications. Trainees are paid a percentage of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate which is dependent on the duration of the training period.
Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity –
Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found
here . If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post. External applicants, with continuous NHS Service, must also have in place a secondment agreement from their existing board to apply for this post.
For informal enquiries, please contact Emma McAuley on 07900 161702.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part-time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37-hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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The District Charge Nurse/ Senior Community Nurse will be responsible for the management of a caseload of community patients leading and managing a team of qualified nursing staff and health support workers. The caseload population is derived from the 2 GP practices to which the team are aligned.
You will provide an accessible, appropriate, high quality, culturally sensitive and effective nursing service in the community, by working in partnership with service users, care providers and other agencies. You will function as an independent autonomous practitioner by virtue of in-depth knowledge, expertise, proficiency and experience to lead and enable the district nursing team to provide a quality nursing service. You will be the clinical expert who will be accountable for case management and nursing activity within the caseload, and lead, manage and support the district nursing team.
You should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be committed to the development of an effective flexible person-centred nursing team through your ongoing professional development as well as that of your team.
Considerable community nursing experience is essential for this post and candidates must have already completed further study or demonstrate a willingness to complete further study towards a specialist practitioner community nursing qualification. You will be offered on an Annex 21 basis dependent on previous qualifications. Trainees are paid a percentage of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate which is dependent on the duration of the training period.
Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity –
Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found
here . If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post. External applicants, with continuous NHS Service, must also have in place a secondment agreement from their existing board to apply for this post.
For informal enquiries, please contact Emma McAuley on 07900 161702.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part-time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37-hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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