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School Nurse

Employer
NHS Grampian
Location
Fraserburgh Hospital, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire (GB)
Salary
Band 6 (£32,118 - £39,560)
Closing date
19 May 2021

Job Details

We would like to invite a flexible, enthusiastic, resilient and dynamic Health Visitor to join our friendly, enthusiastic and experienced Health Visitor team based at Fraserburgh.

This post allows an HV to manage their own caseload, which has child protection and additional families within the caseload. The caseload offers a great variety of experiences.

Fraserburgh is a fishing town North of Aberdeen which has seen significant housing development over the past few years and an increasing young family population. There is a good centre for playing golf on the numerous courses in the area and there is lots of beautiful sights and walks. Aberdeen is the nearest city and has an airport for travelling. Aberdeen city and Aberdeen airport are approximately over an hour and a half drive away, so within commuting if needed.

Aberdeenshire is a predominantly rural area in North East Scotland, traditionally economically dependent upon the primary sectors (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing), related processing industries and the energy industry. It covers 6,313 km² or 8% of Scotland’s overall territory, and includes the Cairngorm Mountains, rich agricultural lowlands and varied coastal landscapes.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and embrace skill mix team working. School Nursing experience in multi-agency working and with child protection is desirable. Good sense of humour essential.

This post would also be suitable for a newly qualified School Nurse or those undertaking their Trainee School Nurse training.

Mentorship and Case Supervision is provided on a regular basis.

Banff and Buchan strives to provide a high quality equitable early intervention service across the area incorporating the Universal SN Pathway and GIRFEC Principles.

Please click on the APPLY button to apply 

Informal enquiries please contact:

Janette Swainston - Team Leader on 07973715603 

Company

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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