ANGUS HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP DISTRICT NURSING SERVICES ACADEMY MEDICAL CENTRE FORFAR District Nurse Team Leader / District Nurse in Training Band 6 Salary Scale: £37,831 to £46,100 per annum An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 registered nurse who holds a specialist practitioner qualification (SPQ) in District Nursing to join the community nursing teams in Angus. You will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service which will mean rotation of shifts/base across Angus to ensure provision of service over the 24-hour period over 7 days. Applicants without the SPQ will be considered within a training post. The post holder will be provided with full support to complete the SPQ qualification through either Queen Margaret University or Robert Gordon University dependant on availability commencing September 2025. You will be expected to undertake a stand- alone module prior to commencing training in September. You should have excellent leadership and change management skills, to include managing a caseload and skill-mix team of staff. You will work in close partnership with colleagues across Angus to achieve the objectives of the Angus Health & Social Care Partnership Strategic Plan, ensuring an integrated approach to the delivery of compassionate care. Being an open, honest, approachable and responsible individual with an attitude to support excellent team working will be essential as will understanding how to develop, grow and nurture strong interpersonal relationships. These will be critical values and qualities which will develop and drive high performance to ensure the delivery of the best care experience possible. A key objective will be to support the design and delivery of new models and pathways of care within the services. This is a demanding specialist role, requiring high levels of professional skills to work effectively across a complex and competing multi-agency environment, where partnership working is essential. Excellent communication skills, collaborative leadership and highly developed interpersonal skills are a pre requisite to meeting all of the above. NHS Tayside and Angus Health & Social Care Partnership is a Values Based Organisation and are both passionate about and committed to the values of NHS Scotland which are: Dignity and Respect Openness, Honest and Responsibility Quality and Teamwork Care and Compassion At our core we are committed to learning, reflecting, integrating and applying our learning in continual cycles. We have a structured staff review system and offer professional support through our clinical and non clinical networks. We are committed to regular professional development and in-service A requirement of the post is the ability and willingness to travel across the geographical area of Angus Health & Social Care Partnership. Please see job description for further details of the post Informal enquiries to: Eileen Smith, Senior Nurse on 07803 673 542 or Kath Baxter, DN Locality Lead on 07917 263 275 Registered Nurse with valid UK NMC Registration Hours of work are: 37 hours – part-time hours would be considered for suitable candidate 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