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.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
A Clinical Nurse Specialist is a registered nurse who has acquired/acquiring additional specialist knowledge and experience. As well as having completed, or demonstrated the ability to complete, a primary degree they will have the skills and competencies required to manage a caseload within agreed boundaries and protocols in line with clinical governance. Entwined around this clinical core are ties of teaching, management and research and its application.
Contribute to the service both professionally and managerially, which may cross traditional professional or service boundaries.
As a member of the OPAT Team working as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team, is responsible for ensuring a high standard of care to a defined patient group is delivered.
The nurse provides clinical care within a specialised, designated clinical service with a complex caseload incorporating patient assessment, treatment and discharge from care.
The nurse carries continuing responsibility for the assessment or care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards.
Competently perform the necessary technical/physical aspects of care for this defined patient group to include complex IV administration therapies, venipuncture / canulation / phlebotomy skills.
We are recruiting to the post of Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Clinical Nurse Specialist at The Western General Hospital.
We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family.
Our sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.
Recruitment process – We use a values and competency based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set our in our Strategic Plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing and Midwifery interviews are linked to our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We aim to offer an equitable experience and are sharing interview questions in advance. A selection of the interview questions can be found on our Careers site:
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.