Staff Nurse - Haylodge Community Hospital

OUR VALUES IN ACTION

• Care and Compassion • Quality and Teamwork • Dignity and Respect • Openness, honesty and responsibility

Hay Lodge Community Hospital provides an inpatient service predominately for older people comprising of rehabilitation, palliative and end of life care.

We are seeking a motivated and adaptable Registered Nurse who would like to be part of a friendly and supportive team with an ethos of continuous improvement. The post holder must be a confident decision maker, be able to work without direct supervision and supervise registered and/or unregistered staff, as well as student nurses.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will have responsibility for the assessment of needs and the delivery of high quality person-centred care to patients. They will also work with the team to coordinate complex discharges.

The post holder must be flexible and able to work days or nights on the ward.

Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Caroline Wylie, Senior Charge Nurse on Telephone – 01721 722080 or Email– caroline.wylie@borders.scot.nhs.uk

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

Please note: the salary quoted is for full-time hours (37.5 hrs per week). For appointments to part-time hours, the salary will be pro-rata.

Final year nursing students are welcome to apply if you are to graduate and obtain NMC registration later this year. If you wish you can commence as a Band 4 Health Care Support Worker pending NMC registration.

Overseas Nurses are welcome to apply if you have confirmation from the UK Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) that you are eligible to sit the practical test of competence (OSCE) to apply to join their professional register and they have issued you with an NMC PRN number.

Former NMC registrants who wish to return to nursing practice are welcome to apply if you meet the NMC readmission requirements Check the readmission requirements - The Nursing and Midwifery Council (nmc.org.uk).

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.