Senior Community Staff Nurse

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Full time
Location: Dunoon
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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. We are looking to recruit a Band 6 first level registered nurse with current NMC registration to work within the District Nursing Team based in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute HSCP. This is a full time (37hrs) senior community nurse post and covers Dunoon and the surrounding rural areas consisting of 7 GP practices. The hours cover 08.30 to 20.00hrs, including weekends on a rota system and bank holidays. It is essential to have prior community nurse experience as the role involves responsibility for a clinical caseload which will encompass complex care management, tissue viability, continence care, and palliative care. The applicant should be familiar with patient-centred assessment, care planning, and evaluation of nursing care for a range of long-term conditions and tissue viability alongside robust competence in a range of clinical skills. You will be working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team with the aim of enabling self-management, maximizing quality of life, preventing hospital admissions, and facilitating timely discharges back home. You will need the ability to work autonomously as a lone worker and as part of a team, along with good communication skills. Evidence of CPD is essential. The applicant should have good leadership skills and be able to deputize for the team lead when required. A full driving licence and use of your own car for work purposes are an essential requirement of the post. Informal Enquiries To: Della Veillet District Nurse Team Lead Email:

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