Band 5 Registered Nurse vacancy has arisen within Lochmaben Community Hospital for a 37 hour per week permanent position.
If you enjoy working within a small dedicated team delivering care to patients requiring rehabilitation / Care of the Elderly or End of Life Care then this post may be of interest to you.
Lochmaben Hospital is a modern 13 bedded unit situated in the village of Lochmaben within Dumfries and Galloway. Its location provides a beautiful setting enhancing the rehabilitation journey of patients who have experienced a life changing event.
We also facilitate an Out Patient’s Antibiotic Therapy Service within the Hospital, delivering Intravenous Therapy to Out Patients whilst ensuring staff’s clinical skills are maintained.
The delivery of care is a cohesive, multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach. Lochmaben Hospital benefits from onsite Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams, offering excellent facilities including a gym, OT kitchen and therapy room, as well as outside recreational areas all of which are within our small contained unit.
We follow the Advanced Nurse Practitioner model for community hospitals, the ANP provides our onsite medical cover on a week day basis and is supported by Acute based Medics. Weekends and Out of Hours is supported by the Out of Hours Service from DGRI.
A Registered Nurse would work as part of a team ensuring the delivery of safe quality care, they should be able to demonstrate good clinical knowledge and have a varied skill set. This role would suit someone who is enthusiastic and keen to work within a small friendly team, who is focused on providing quality individualised person centred care whilst supporting patients on their rehabilitation journey.
The post will involve a rotational shift pattern which includes weekend and l night duty working, flexible working may be considered if the needs of the service can be maintained