LJR- Community Macmillan Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership Community Macmillan Nursing Team. The post available is permanent, 25 hours per week 0.69 WTE covering Lower Marr and Skene (Westhill) area. The successful candidate will work as autonomous practitioners providing education, advice and support to patients with both cancer and non-cancer diagnosis, to improve the palliative and end of life provision across Aberdeenshire.

The post holder would play an active role in advancing high quality specialist palliative care services and promoting excellence in end of life care across Aberdeenshire. A broad range of effective communication skills is essential as well as the ability to work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team.

It would be desirable but not essential to hold a current Post Graduate Chemotherapy Course and/or other advanced nursing skills courses such as Non – Medical Prescribing and the Clinical Assessment for Advanced Practitioners.

This role will require the post holder to undertake extensive training and courses if qualifications are not held, the successful applicants must be willing to evidence this commitment through recent personal development. The post is community based and require visiting patients within their own homes or in local community hospitals, it is essential to be a car owner or have daily access to a car for work purposes, and hold a Current Full Driving Licence.

For Informal Enquiries then please contact Penny Allan Lead Nurse and Line Manager for Macmillan Nurses penelope.allant

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

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