Site Nurse Practitioner
- Employer
- NHS Grampian
- Location
- Elgin
- Salary
- Band 6 £30,401 - £38,046 / Band 7 £37,570 - £44,688
- Closing date
- 2 Oct 2019
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- Sector
- Acute Care Nursing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Site Nurse Practitioner
Hours: 30 hrs per week
Salary: Band 6 £30,401 - £38,046 / Band 7 £37,570 - £44,688
At Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin we are looking to build on an already established Site Practitioner team who will work predominantly out of hours, however this is being reviewed may require to cover day shift. The applicant must be able to demonstrate high quality communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to inspire, empower and motivate the nursing team.
The candidate should ideally have worked in a leadership role post and have a good understanding of the different specialities therefore experience in acute medicine and/or surgery/orthopaedic and paediatrics is essential and knowledge or experience in patient pathways will be advantageous.
The post holder will be a role model having previously demonstrated excellent leadership and change management skills in relation to team motivation, delivering on service provision, redesign and quality improvement and be able to provide expert professional and clinical advice. You should have a genuine interest in balancing exemplary patient centred care with the need to maintain appropriate safe flow of patients through the department at all times.
You should have evidence of continued professional development along with all standard mandatory and statutory training up to date. You should be creative enthusiastic and poses a can do attitude with the wish to offer our patients the best experience possible whilst in our hospital.
The successful candidate will commence as a Band 6 Site Nurse Practitioner – leading to Band 7 when training is complete (as per Annexe 21).
Elgin in the North East Scotland is a great place to live and work, lying between the coast of the Moray Firth and the mountains of the Highlands and the Cairngorm National Park. The Moray area is beautiful and enjoys its own sheltered microclimate. Mountain sports, world class fishing and gold and the finest whisky are on our doorstep.
An excellent quality of life and superb schools are to be found here. Elgin, the county town of Moray has all the amenities you would expect and is in easy reach of Inverness and Aberdeen.
You will be coming to work in a hospital with a friendly atmosphere, great facilities, excellent teaching and development opportunities and an environment focused on innovation and improvement.
An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available to successful candidates.
For informal enquiries please contact Diane Vass, Nurse Manager on 01343 567900 or by email to diane.vass@nhs.net
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Welcome to Grampian
Aberdeen is one of the world’s major centres for the oil and gas industry and one of the most successful and prosperous regions of the UK. Oil has not changed the underlying character of the area, and with its unique combination of rural and urban environments, superb transport links and friendly, welcoming people, we can promise you that Grampian, and in particular NHS Grampian, will provide an excellent living environment. Please take your time and read through the following to learn more about us, be astounded by the benefits available and apply for the many excellent employment opportunities we have on offer. We look forward to hearing from you and wish you success in your applications.
About NHS Grampian
NHS Grampian, which is one of the 14 Regional Health Boards in Scotland, provides healthcare services to the North-East of the country, covering the local government areas administered by Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Morayshire Councils. We employ around 14,500 staff who deliver our services to half a million people spread across 3,000 square miles of city, town, village and rural communities. We have extremely close links to the University of Aberdeen (with its internationally renowned Medical School and new Dental School) and The Robert Gordon University. These close links have made us a centre of pioneering medical research in a number of fields.Aberdeen, as a major Scottish city, is where most of our hospitals are located. Elgin in Moray, is the site of Dr Gray’s and the principal general hospital in the west of Grampian. In addition, there are a further 14 community hospitals, situated in each of the main towns.As an employer, we take great care to ensure that all staff have a safe, happy and professional environment in which to work. Clear policies, covering everything from Dignity at Work to Leave for Domestic, Personal and Family reasons - as well as a comprehensive Occupational Health Service - give our staff confidence and security. We are a listening, caring and people-focused organisation. As a diverse employer, we are welcoming and our employment practices are both flexible and family-friendly. In our approach we aim to be innovative and professional. We are proud of our heritage, proud of our area, history and traditions, and proud of the service we provide to the people of North-East Scotland.
Working with us
At NHS Grampian we have thousands of dedicated staff, all striving to provide the highest quality of healthcare, including almost every major medical specialty, to the population of North-East Scotland.
NHS Grampian are extremely proud of all of them, and of their unique contribution to the work we do every hour of every day of the year. So, as you’ve probably gathered, in addition to your expertise, appropriate qualifications and the experience necessary for each post we advertise, we also look for commitment, friendliness and enthusiasm in our employees. People matter at NHS Grampian and we welcome applications from every sector of the community.One of the greatest pleasures of living and working here in the North-East of Scotland is very different from the rest of the country. There is a charming balance between the cosmopolitan, internationally recognised oil capital that is Aberdeen, memorably described as a city with the culture of a village, and the rural, relaxed, outdoor lifestyle of the coastal and inland towns of Aberdeenshire and Moray.
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