Staff Nurse - #186287
NHS Scotland
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Kirkcaldy
Contract type: Full time
Our Supported Discharge Unit (Ward 6 & 9) within Victoria Hospital are looking to add trained staff to their team.
Within this role, the successful candidate must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Additional skills such as venapuncture, cannulation and IV additive experience is preferred but not essential. Staff will be supported to achieve additional clinical skills including catheterisation and syringe drivers.
The Supported Discharge Unit is a fast paced environment where we support our patients to achieve a safe a successful discharge. Within this role, we work closely with our MDT colleagues including Physiotherapy and Occupational health to ensure our patients are safe. We also work with the Health and Social Care Partnership and Social Work to ensure that patients journeys and discharge are safe and meet the needs of our patients.
Supported Discharge Unit care for patients with complex health and social care needs including End of Life Care Patients.
The patient discharge journey should start from admission and the Supported Discharge Unit play a key role in supporting hospital capacity through timely and safe discharges.
It is essential that candidates can demonstrate strong communication skills.
For informal enquires Please contact Senior Charge Nurse Lisa brown or Louise Torrie on 01592 643355 ext 28648 or 21092
AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your applicationbut your answers must be your own.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.
Within this role, the successful candidate must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Additional skills such as venapuncture, cannulation and IV additive experience is preferred but not essential. Staff will be supported to achieve additional clinical skills including catheterisation and syringe drivers.
The Supported Discharge Unit is a fast paced environment where we support our patients to achieve a safe a successful discharge. Within this role, we work closely with our MDT colleagues including Physiotherapy and Occupational health to ensure our patients are safe. We also work with the Health and Social Care Partnership and Social Work to ensure that patients journeys and discharge are safe and meet the needs of our patients.
Supported Discharge Unit care for patients with complex health and social care needs including End of Life Care Patients.
The patient discharge journey should start from admission and the Supported Discharge Unit play a key role in supporting hospital capacity through timely and safe discharges.
It is essential that candidates can demonstrate strong communication skills.
For informal enquires Please contact Senior Charge Nurse Lisa brown or Louise Torrie on 01592 643355 ext 28648 or 21092
AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your applicationbut your answers must be your own.
- Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
- Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
- Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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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