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.
LOCATION: ‘SPACE’ Unit 1-4, 11 Harewood Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4NT
HOURS: 37 hours Part time hours 29.7 hours or more will be considered (salary will be pro rata)
CONTRACT DURATION: Permanent post x 2
DATES OF INTERVIEWS: 09 December 2024
SALARY SCALE: £48,788- £56,747
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 and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. The fee incurred for the application to join the PVG Scheme is £59 and this will be payable by the successful candidate for all posts at Band 5 and above with effect from 1st November 2012.
In line with Scottish Government manifesto to roll out FNP across Scotland NHS Lothian is delivering an on-going service to all mothers eligible to the programme. To enable these plans NHS Lothian are required to recruit replacement members of staff to join the FNP team.
FNP Nurse will be registered with the NMC on sub part 1 or midwifery part of the register, be educated to degree level in a relevant subject, and have either Masters level education or be able to demonstrate clinical practice and characteristics at Masters level. Ideal candidates will have evidence of recognised nursing leadership skills and a willingness to work both innovatively and flexibly (on occasions out with core hours). Candidates will have experience in working with and engaging children, young people and families in communities encountering a range of inequalities. Applicants are required to demonstrate application of the principles of Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) approach in clinical practice in addition to robust understanding of national and local policies relating to child protection and the wellbeing of children and young people. Most importantly, applicants are required to have a commitment to the spirit and ethos of FNP and its strength based approach.
The Family Nurse will work with a maximum of 25 pregnant teenagers and their babies at any one time, up until the child is 2 years of age, working to the FNP model.
The successful applicant would need to be available to attend mandatory training events held across the country including residential training.
Dates commencing from
24th of February- 7th of March 2025 - 10 day non- residential- in Base
10th-14th of March 2025- 5 day/ 4 nights Residential- venue to be confirmed
5th May 2025- 1 day Non Residential- venue to be confirmed
4th-5th of June 2025 2 day/ 1 night Residential- venue to be confirmed
19th of August 2025 I day Non Residential- venue to be confirmed
28th- 30th of October 2025 – 3 days /2 nights Residential- venue to be confirmed
26th -27th of November 2025 – 2 days I night Residential- venue to be confirmed
These dates are compulsory and additional dates for 2026 will be confirmed in due course.
In addition, there are a significant number of 1-2 day training events throughout 2025/2026 which the family nurse will be required to attend.
Interest parties are encouraged to have a telephone discussion with:
Family Nurse Partnership Supervisors, Aileen McLaren, Sharon Thomson, Lesley Weir, Jenni Bonnar or Lorna Clark on 0131 659 4735