District Nurse - Glasgow, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland
Description
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.
There are two posts available; one full time (37.5 hours per week), and one part-time (30 hours per week).
Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.
The shift pattern for this post is between Monday-Sunday.
This post requires membership of Disclosure Scotland's PVG Scheme.
In order to apply for this position, you must have a Live PIN with the NMC UK.
The District Nurse (Registered Adult Nurse and District Nurse, Specialist Practitioner) will be responsible for the management of a caseload of community patients, leading and managing a team of qualified nursing staff and health support workers. You will function as an independent autonomous practitioner by virtue of in-depth knowledge, expertise, proficiency and experience to lead and enable the district nursing team to provide a high quality nursing service. You will be responsible and accountable for the ongoing management of the caseload to ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. These will be developed in partnership with patients, family, carers' and significant others, and will be evidence based taking into consideration the lifestyle, race, gender and cultural background, and factors which impact on physical, mental or emotional health. It is essential that you are currently a Registered Nurse with the NMC and that you have a post registration qualification in District Nursing. Consideration will be given to applicants looking for part time hours and also DN SPQ students due to qualify in September 2019.
Contact details for informal contact: Karen stewart, ,
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
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