VACANCY BULLETIN
24th October 2017
NHS Fife Recruitment Team
Woodland Suite, Level 1
Whyteman’s Brae Hospital
Whyteman’s Brae
Kirkcaldy
KY1 2ND
Tel: 01592 648131
The full application pack including the application form can be downloaded online by visiting
www.jobs.scot.nhs.uk
OR
Email the recruitment team quoting the appropriate reference number
If you require additional support, please contact the NHS Fife Recruitment Team at the address above or telephone 01592 648131
We are committed to equal opportunities and operate a total no smoking policy and Guaranteed Job Interview Scheme for People with Disabilities
CONTENTS
NURSING/MIDWIFERY 4
SENIOR CHILD PROTECTION NURSE ADVISOR 4
ACUTE FRAILTY NURSE PRACTITIONER 5
CHARGE NURSE 7
HEALTH PROTECTION NURSE 8
CHARGE NURSE 9
HEALTH VISITOR POSTS 10
REGISTERED MENTAL HEALTH NURSES 12
MENTAL HEALTH STAFF NURSE – HEALTH VISITING TEAM 13
COMMUNITY STAFF NURSE IN ANTICIPATORY CARE 14
STAFF NURSE 15
STAFF NURSE 16
OPHTHALMOLOGY STAFF NURSE 17
STAFF NURSE 18
STAFF NURSE 19
HOSPITAL AT HOME STAFF NURSE 20
STAFF NURSE 22
STAFF NURSE 24
STAFF NURSE 25
STAFF NURSE 26
STAFF NURSE 27
STAFF NURSES 28
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 30
PATIENT RELATIONS OFFICER 30
Team Administrator 32
Administration Assistant 33
CLERICAL OFFICER 34
Health Records Clerical Officer 35
ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS 36
DEXA RADIOGRAPHER / CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIST 36
SPECIALIST PHYSIOTHERAPIST 37
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST 39
HEALTH SCIENCE SERVICES 40
SENIOR AUDIOLOGIST 40
OTHER THERAPEUTIC 41
PHARMACY OPERATIONS MANAGER - ACUTE SERVICES 41
SENIOR PRACTICE CLINICAL PHARMACIST 43
PHARMACY ASSISTANT 45
PHARMACY ASSISTANT 47
SUPPORT SERVICES 48
Maintenance SUPERVISOR 48
CATERING SUPERVISOR 49
DOMESTIC ASSISTANT 50
CATERING ASSISTANT 51
CATERING ASSISTANT 52
DOMESTIC ASSISTANT 53
DOMESTIC ASSISTANT 54
PORTER/DRIVER 55
SECURITY OFFICER 56
MEDICAL & DENTAL 57
2 CONSULTANTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE 57
LOCUM NHS CONSULTANT ORTHODONTIST (FIXED-TERM – 12 MONTHS) 59
GENERAL PRACTITIONER (EMPLOYED BY NHS FIFE) 60
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES 61
FLYING START NHS: 61
VACANCY FOR A SALARIED GP OR PARTNER 63
Part-time GP Partnership 65
GP – 6 Sessions 66
EXCITING SECONDMENT OPPORTUNITY 67
PRACTICE NURSE VACANCY 68
RECEPTIONIST / CLERICAL VACANCY 69
NURSING/MIDWIFERY
FIFE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP
FIFE WIDE DIVISION – KIRKCALDY CHILD PROTECTION TEAM
SENIOR CHILD PROTECTION NURSE ADVISOR
REF NO: FW480/10/17LB
SALARY: £32,013 - £42,205
BAND 7 – HOURS: 37.5
Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? If so, an opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the NHS Fife Child Protection Nursing Team.
You should have extensive experience of working directly with children, young people and their families within a child protection context as well as a sound knowledge of child protection research, guidance, legislation and policies. You should have a high level of communication, organisational and leadership skills and have the ability to work within a team, with partner agencies and on your own initiative.
If successful your key tasks include offering high level support and advice to Health staff; be actively involved in multi-agency Initial Referral Discussions; deliver specialist child protection training to health staff and contribute to the delivery of multi-agency training. Another core task is the coordination and facilitation of group and case specific child protection clinical supervision within a variety of settings across NHS Fife delivered to a range of health-care professionals.
For informal enquiries, please contact Cicilie Rainey, Lead Nurse, Child Protection on 01592 648114. You are more than welcome to contact us for an informal visit.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.
Application forms can be downloaded from www.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, saved to your PC and returned to the recruitment team by email attachment. You can also request an application pack by email quoting the job reference number.
Our email address is
We will acknowledge all returned application forms within 24 hours of receipt.
We do not accept CV applications. Applications may be considered on a job share basis.
CLOSING DATE: 12 NOON ON 14TH NOVEMBER 2017
VICTORIA HOSPITAL, KIRKCALDY
EMERGENCY CARE DIRECTORATE - FRAILTY INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT TEAM
ACUTE FRAILTY NURSE PRACTITIONER
REF NO: HH529/10/17EBL
ANNEX 20 (ARRANGEMENTS FOR PAY AND BANDING OF TRAINEES)
BAND 7 - £32,013 - £42,205 (FULL BANDING)
BAND 6 - £26,830 - £35,933 (TRAINEE BANDING)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to work as a Frailty Nurse Practitioner within our Integrated Assessment Team. Early identification, effective assessment and management of frailty have been identified as significant priorities for NHS Fife to optimise patient outcomes. The Integrated Assessment team is a rapidly developing multidisciplinary team which provides comprehensive assessment for patients who are identified as having frailty syndromes to ensure effective identification of patient pathways and destination of care is reached in a timely manner. You should be a qualified Nurse with significant acute care experience with a genuine interest in working with older people and a keen desire to develop within the service. Nurse Prescribing and clinical decision making qualifications are an ultimate requirement for this post and you will be expected to work towards obtaining these skills.
You should have evidence of significant post registration professional practice experience to undertake and fulfil the key areas for this post including completion of relevant postgraduate courses to Masters degree level, or working towards Master degree level or ability to demonstrate working at Masters degree level appropriate to clinical area.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioners who already possess the non-medical prescribing and clinical assessment skills qualifications. We will however consider staff with suitable experience of working within this area of practice who have a desire to develop and become a Nurse Practitioner through completion of the above qualifications. During this time you will be paid in accordance with Annex 20 arrangements for pay and banding of trainees.
This post will be based within Integrated Assessment Team who provide cover in Admissions Unit 1 which comprises 37 beds and 7 Assessment trolleys, but the team provide support to all front door areas, i.e. Emergency Department and Acute Surgical Unit.
For further information please contact Joy Reid Nurse Consultant: Older People on 01592 643355 ext 21158, Louise Kellichan, IAT Team Lead on 21491 or Norma Beveridge Head of Nursing, Emergency Care Directorate on 29955.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.
Application forms can be downloaded from www.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, saved to your PC and returned to the recruitment team by email attachment. You can also request an application pack by email quoting the job reference number.
Our email address is
We will acknowledge all returned application forms within 24 hours of receipt.
We do not accept CV applications. Applications may be considered on a job share basis.
CLOSING DATE: 12 NOON ON 31ST OCTOBER 2017
FIFE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP
EAST DIVISION
CAMERON HOSPITAL, LETHAM WARD
CHARGE NURSE
REF NO: ED281/08/17EBL
SALARY: £26,830 - £35,933
BAND 6 – HOURS 37.5
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse to work within Older People In Patient Services within The Stroke Rehabilitation Unit Cameron Hospital. Letham consists of 14 beds providing hospital based care to patients who are transferred from within NHS Fife and other Health Boards. You will be a first level nurse, committed to working towards a degree or further academic qualifications. You should have a record of strong clinical leadership and service development demonstrating excellent communication and clinical decision making skills. Staff resource management and leadership is key to the role and as part of the Quality Strategy, and as such you will be expected to lead a team within a culture of Caring Behaviours to provide safe, effective, person centered care. An orientation programme will be available to support you within your role. This post is offered on a permanent basis.
For informal discussions please contact Shirley Ward, Senior Charge Nurse Letham Ward Cameron Hospital 01592 226716
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.
Application forms can be downloaded from www.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, saved to your PC and returned to the recruitment team by email attachment. You can also request an application pack by email quoting the job reference number.
Our email address is
We will acknowledge all returned application forms within 24 hours of receipt.
We do not accept CV applications. Applications may be considered on a job share basis.
CLOSING DATE: 12 NOON ON 31ST OCTOBER 2017
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
CAMERON HOUSE, CAMERON BRIDGE, LEVEN
HEALTH PROTECTION NURSE
REF NO: HH533/10/17EBL
SALARY: £26,830 - £35,933
BAND 6 - HOURS: 37.5
NHS FIFE INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY
We are seeking a Health Protection Nurse to work within the Health Protection Team. You will be based in the Department of Public Health at Cameron House and work closely with Health Protection Nurse Specialists and Consultants in Public Health Medicine.
You must be on the General Nursing and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse parts of the NMC Register, have a relevant first level degree/post-registration qualification and be able to demonstrate evidence of further professional development. You must be willing to undergo further training to advance your skills and knowledge.
You must have extensive post-registration experience. Community experience, and practical experience in the field of Public Health Nursing/Infection Control is desirable and experience in communicable disease and TB control would be advantageous.
You must have good analytical, judgemental, communication and computer skills. Being able to travel efficiently throughout Fife, and work autonomously and in a team are essential. You should be self-motivated and innovative.
You are required to be an NHS Fife Employee, Intern or Bank Staff member to apply for this post. In the first instance substantive employees will be considered for this post. Where no application is received from a suitably skilled/qualified substantive employee, we will then consider all other internal applications prior to an external advertisement.
Informal enquiries to: Lynn Burnett or Mary Quinn, Health Protection Nurse Specialist on 01592 226435.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.
You can request an application pack by email quoting the job reference number. Our email address is .
We will acknowledge all returned application forms within 24 hours of receipt.
We do not accept CV applications. Applications may be considered on a job share basis.
CLOSING DATE: 12 NOON ON 31ST OCTOBER 2017
VICTORIA HOSPITAL, KIRKCALDY
EMERGENCY CARE DIRECTORATE – WARD 15
CHARGE NURSE
REF NO: HH511/10/17EBL
SALARY: £26,830 - £35,933
BAND 6 – HOURS: 37.5
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Charge Nurse in Ward 15 Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy.
Ward 15 is a 26 bedded Acute Medicine of the Elderly ward which specialises in the acute care of patients with frailty syndromes.
You will be a Registered Nurse educated to degree level or equivalent with significant post registration experience.
You will help drive local and national practice developments and demonstrate a commitment to leading person centred, safe and effective care to enable delivery of a positive experience of care for those persons who require this level of inpatient care.
With the increasing number of frail older people in the population, there is a real focus on how Health and Social Care partners work together to support older people. The multidisciplinary team in Medicine of the Elderly works closely with the front door Frailty Team and the Discharge Hub to ensure person-centred care for frail patients through proactive management of the inpatient journey and discharge with appropriate support.
You will be required to work flexible shifts including days, nights and weekends. As part of the Emergency Care Directorate you will be required to fulfill the role of Duty Charge Nurse for the directorate on a rotational basis.
In return we can offer you the opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills and undertake further study and training.
For informal enquires please contact, SCN Andrea Bendowski Telephone 01592 643355 ext. 27928 or CNM Andy Murray ext. 28956
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.