# Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Fife. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/acquired-brain-injury-outreach-nurse/32442ff1-1d5f-46b9-aef1-2bf132ed2c93 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/acquired-brain-injury-outreach-nurse/32442ff1-1d5f-46b9-aef1-2bf132ed2c93.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Fife - **Town:** Kirkcaldy - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £43,231 - £52,679 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-07-31T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-17T14:21:09.180Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=259013 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=259013 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhsfife.org ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 248611 - Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679) - Job closing date: 31/07/2026 - Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery - Location: Cameron Hospital - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 20.24 - Job posted date: 17/07/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife - Department: Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Team An exciting opportunity has arisen within NHS Fife’s Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Nursing Team (ABION). We are seeking a highly motivated, compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse to join our team. It is a very rewarding role, supporting adults living with the consequences of an acquired brain injury and enabling them to achieve the best possible outcomes. As an ABI Outreach Nurse, you will: - Provide specialist nursing assessment, care planning and intervention for individuals with acquired brain injury - Work closely with patients, families and carers to support rehabilitation, adjustment - Deliver care across a range of community settings, including patients’ homes and outpatient clinics - Contribute to multidisciplinary team working alongside AHPs, medical colleagues, social care and third sector partners - Provide specialist information and advice on issues related to acquired brain injury to other professionals within health and social care, including voluntary and statutory services and GP’s, acting as an expert clinical resource. - Support seamless transitions between inpatient services, community care and other agencies - Promote health, wellbeing, self‑management and risk reduction - Act as an advocate for people with ABI, ensuring care is delivered in a holistic way - Evaluate and audit practice to improve and develop the ABION service. The post holder will be a Registered Nurse with significant post registration experience of working with people with a neurological condition in a rehabilitation environment, ideally with a proven interest in working with people with an Acquired Brain Injury. You will be educated to degree level and be confident in autonomous practice, skilled in assessment, communication and relationship building with a person centred approach to care. The post holder is currently based at Fife Rehabilitation Service at Cameron Hospital and requires flexibility to travel between patient's homes and community settings Informal Enquiries: Please contact Tracy Fowler on 01592 226834 A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form. We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. 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. AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own. - Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically. - Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers. - Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements. Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool. An exciting opportunity has arisen within NHS Fife’s Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Nursing Team (ABION). We are seeking a highly motivated, compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse to join our team. It is a very rewarding role, supporting adults living with the consequences of an acquired brain injury and enabling them to achieve the best possible outcomes. As an ABI Outreach Nurse, you will: - Provide specialist nursing assessment, care planning and intervention for individuals with acquired brain injury - Work closely with patients, families and carers to support rehabilitation, adjustment - Deliver care across a range of community settings, including patients’ homes and outpatient clinics - Contribute to multidisciplinary team working alongside AHPs, medical colleagues, social care and third sector partners - Provide specialist information and advice on issues related to acquired brain injury to other professionals within health and social care, including voluntary and statutory services and GP’s, acting as an expert clinical resource. - Support seamless transitions between inpatient services, community care and other agencies - Promote health, wellbeing, self‑management and risk reduction - Act as an advocate for people with ABI, ensuring care is delivered in a holistic way - Evaluate and audit practice to improve and develop the ABION service. The post holder will be a Registered Nurse with significant post registration experience of working with people with a neurological condition in a rehabilitation environment, ideally with a proven interest in working with people with an Acquired Brain Injury. You will be educated to degree level and be confident in autonomous practice, skilled in assessment, communication and relationship building with a person centred approach to care. The post holder is currently based at Fife Rehabilitation Service at Cameron Hospital and requires flexibility to travel between patient's homes and community settings Informal Enquiries: Please contact Tracy Fowler on 01592 226834 A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form. We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. 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. AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own. - Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically. - Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers. - Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements. Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. 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