District Nurse in Training

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered general nurse to join the community nursing team in Dundee.  The post holder will be provided with support to complete the Pg/Dip as part of the MSc in Advancing District Nursing part time over two years through Robert Gordon and will be responsible for a delegated caseload for the duration of their training.

On completion of training you will be expected to take on the role of Band 6 District Nurse for a minimum of 2 years.  During training you will be based within a District Nursing team in Dundee although a requirement of the post holder will be is a willingness to travel across the locality when required to meet the needs of the service.

The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of service which will involve rotation of shifts/base to ensure provision of service over the 24-hour period over 7 days.  

The post-holder should have excellent leadership skills, including managing workload and a skill-mix team of staff.  You will be responsible for assessment and delivery of high quality effective, efficient care. You will be expected to have a wide range of clinical knowledge and skills with evidence of continuous professional development, a commitment to study and good interpersonal and communication skills. 

You will work in close partnership with colleagues across Dundee to achieve the objectives of the Dundee 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 service with a commitment to multi disciplinary working with the ability to adapt and manage change within the service being essential

NHS Tayside and Dundee 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 training and personal and professional development.

The ability to travel across Dundee is essential.  Please see job description for further details of the post

Informal enquiries to:  Pauline Cooney, Team Leader, pauline.cooney@nhs.scot Tel   or Jax Finnegan, Team Leader, jax.finnegan@nhs.scot Tel  

Hours of work are:  37hours per week

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