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 will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: https://services.nhslothian.scot/nursingandmidwifery/strategic-plan-2023-2028/ This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. Please note: for part-time the salary will be pro-rata. VACANCY Hospice at Home/ Access Team Registered Nurse Starting salary: £35,813 (rising to £39,736 following satisfactory performance review) pro rata per annum (based on 37.5 hours per week) unsociable hours allowance Pension Benefits 36 hours per week Full or part time / permanent rotational post. Our Hospice at Home/ Access Team provides specialist advice, guidance and support to patients and their families in the community, wherever they call home. This role is a rational post, involving working across all three teams within the service. Part of the Hospice at Home/ Access Team Registered Nurse role involves working within our Access Team – the single point of access to support our patients and families, to triage the support they need and signpost to the help that we can provide. It also involves working within our Community Palliative Care team, supporting patients and families through our face to face, telephone advisory service. Lastly it also incorporates working within our Virtual Ward service, providing an enhanced level of hands-on care and support to patients within their homes. As well as advising on symptom control, medicines and treatments, our nurses ensure people are getting the practical help they need, from agencies such as Social Work Home Care. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a caring and compassionate registered nurse to join our Hospice at Home / Access Team Service. This is a rotational post, required to work across all three teams as required. The first year will be to work within our Virtual Ward Hospice Team for a period of one year, and laterally across the Hospice at Home team, our Access Team. You’ll be a Registered Nurse with excellent communication skills and an interest in palliative care, working within the community. The Registered Nurse will be responsible for ongoing holistic assessment and planning of care to meet the patients and carers practical, psychological, spiritual and social needs. The post at times may require you to support Inpatient Unit with sickness absence cover. A valid driving licence and use of a car is essential for this post. Successful candidates will benefit from our comprehensive training and education programme. For an informal discussion, please contact Mandy Murray / Helen Gray on 0131 551 1381 For an application form and job description, visit our website at www.stcolumbashospice.org.uk Closing date: 4 th February 2025 Scottish Charity No SC003634 Please complete a St Columba's Hospice Application Form and return, by email to jobsstcolumbashospice.org.uk More information, including a job description and application form can be found on the Hospice website at: Join our Team – St Columba’s Hospice Palliative Care, Edinburgh