An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Urgent Care Service Fife. As an Urgent Care Practitioner (or trainee under annex 21) you will be a first level Registered General Nurse with current UK NMC registration and substantial post registration experience. You will provide a high quality, safe patient centred and effective clinical nursing service in the out-of-hours period to the population of Fife and Kinross.
Ideally, you will have experience in Primary Care, Accident & Emergency, Acute Medical/Surgical, or telephone triage. We have centres at Queen Margaret Hospital, Victoria Hospital, and St Andrews Community Hospital.
We currently have a vacancy for an experienced, flexible nurse to join our existing nursing team. You must be able to evidence excellent communication skills, clinical assessment, and critical decision-making skills, and be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team within the NMC code at all times.
We will support you with access to personal development planning, reflective practice, training, and mentorship. Hours will be worked to meet the needs of the service, which will include a range of shift patterns including evenings, nights, weekends, and public holidays.
Trainee (Annex 21) - Candidates will commence on band 5 and will be required to successfully complete the appropriate qualification/s or training as outlined within the Annex 21 competency framework prior to progressing to band 6. Candidates who meet the full requirements of the person specification for band 6 will commence payment at band 6 with no requirement to progress through the competency framework.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment. Please note the salary for this post is pro rata to part-time hours.
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.
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