Location: You will be based at either Queen Margaret Hospital or Linburn Road Health Centre in Dunfermline. Please be aware that as FNP is Fife-wide service family nurses are required to travel throughout the locality of Fife.
Hours: Monday to Friday, Office Hours.37.5 Hours or 30 Hours considered.
The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is delighted to be recruiting new Family Nurses to join one of the teams based in Dunfermline.
The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is an intensive, early intervention home visiting service offered to all eligible first time mothers aged 20 years and under at LMP. Family Nurses visit families from early pregnancy until the first child turns 2 years of age. The programme is underpinned by an internationally robust evidence base which shows it can improve health, social and educational outcomes in the short, medium and long term. The programme is delivered, alongside the universal Child Health Surveillance programme, by family nurses who also undertake the role of the Named Person for the child. This is in place of the Health Visitor.
All Family Nurses are required to undertake mandatory FNP training, some of which is residential, spanning over approximately 18 months. Alongside the mandatory training, there is now an opportunity to undertake a masters level Professional Diploma in Family Nursing.
The essential requirements are:
• First level registered nurse or midwife with current NMC registration
• Awarded a degree at the time of applying for the post.
• Extensive practice experience of managing a caseload, home visiting young families and people in the community.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to develop rapid therapeutic relationships with young people.
• A strong desire to improve outcomes for children and young people
• A working knowledge of national and local polices to protect children including Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) and legislation relating to children and young people.
Although they may be subject to change, the mandatory training dates include:-
2024: 3-7th March, 10-14th March, 5th May, 4-5th June, 19th August, 21-23rd Oct, 26-27th Nov.
2025: 7-8th Oct.
Candidates are required to be in post by 3rd March 2025 to commence the mandatory FNP training.
Interviews will take place: Week Commencing 11th November 2024. These include a formal panel interview (including role play) and a separate interview with FNP clients.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
Please note the salary scale for this post is pro rata for part time hours.
For informal enquiries please contact:
Helen Shepherd (FNP Supervisor) 01383 748749
Jamie Muir (FNP Supervisor): 01592 266579
Amy Piper (FNP Supervisor) : 01383 674065
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 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 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.