Family Nurse, Inverness - HGH16571
| Posting date: | 28 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £37,495.00 to £43,612.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 June 2024 |
| Location: | Inverness, IV3 5NX |
| Company: | Highland Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HGH16571 |
Summary
Job Description
Post Title: Family Nurse
Location: Inverness
Hours: 30 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Band 7 - £37,495 - £43,612 p.a. (£46,244 - £53,789 pro rata)
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
A relocation package will be available to the successful candidate, if eligible.
Contact Person: Nikki Rearie Tel: 07584 616338 or 01463 644470
Job Purpose: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Family Nurse position in the Highlands.
The successful post holder will be based in Inverness, however this does not exclude the possibility of travelling elsewhere in the Highlands as per service and client requirements.
The post holder is responsible for delivering the Family Nurse Partnership licensed (FNP) intensive home visiting programme to eligible pregnant young women. The post holder is required to be the lead in developing therapeutic relationships with clients and work intensively within complex family situations from early pregnancy until the child reaches 2 years when the programme is completed, whilst also ensuring fidelity to the programme’s licensing requirements. As part of the licensing requirements the FNP Team is also supported by a Clinical Psychologist, Data Manager and Administrator.
All family nurses are required to undertake further mandatory training, some of which is residential, spanning over approximately 18 months. Alongside the mandatory training, there is now an opportunity to undertake a Masters level professional diploma in Family Nursing.
Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact Business Support, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.
Please find the Job Description below.
The Highland Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing within the workplace.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Requirements
First level registered nurse or midwife with current NMC registration.
Professional knowledge acquired at degree level underpinning further specialist education and training such as Public Health Nursing/Health Visiting.
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