Job details
Salary
£43,422 – £50,506 a year
Job type
Permanent
Full Job Description
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.
Has shared professional and managerial responsibility for a case load of patients during their neonatal period, within the Paediatric Critical Care Unit and has responsibility for both clinical and staff governance issues. Ensures that a high standard of personalised nursing care is delivered to infants and their families in partnership with all members of the multidisciplinary team. Has responsibility for supervision of the assessment of care needs and the delivery and maintenance of optimal care outcomes. Is expected to motivate staff to provide a high quality service by acting as a role model. Provides expert professional and clinical care advice to infant’s carers and the multi-disciplinary team. Is responsible for providing specialist education and training programmes for health care professionals and other professional groups. Implements and undertakes research activities ensuring evidence-based practice in the specialist area. Liaises with the pharmacy department and other nurse practitioners/ specialists in the delivery of non medical prescribing and safe management of medicines.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Fiona.jolly@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or karen.holmes@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk