# Primary Care/Community Nursing Lead

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Shetland.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Shetland
- **Location:** NHS Shetland — canonical location
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Salary:** £65,125 - £70,303
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-06T12:42:06.876Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=265147
- **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=265147
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhsshetland.scot

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 254738
- Salary: Band 8A (£65,125 - £70,303)
- Job closing date: 30/08/2026
- Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
- Location: NHS Shetland
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 06/08/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Shetland
- Department: Community Nursing

Primary Care/Community Nursing Lead (Ref: 254738)

Substantive

Full Time – 36 hours per week

Band 8a - Salary Range £65,125 - £70,303 per annum

Distant Island Allowance of £2,578 per annum

Relocation Assistance of up to £8000 available

Are you a compassionate and dynamic nurse leader looking to make a real difference in a remote and rural community? NHS Shetland is seeking an experienced Primary Care/Community Nursing Lead to provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership across Primary Care and Community Nursing services.

Working closely with the Chief Nurse (Community & Mental Health), you will lead service improvement, workforce development, quality and professional governance, helping to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care for the people of Shetland. We are looking for a highly motivated individual with strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills, alongside experience in service redesign, change management and strategic planning. The successful candidate will bring advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills, independent prescribing expertise, and the ability to provide professional leadership while maintaining a strong clinical focus. This is an excellent opportunity to influence the future direction of Primary Care and Community Nursing services while supporting high-quality care closer to home for Shetland's communities.

Rise to the challenge and enjoy the opportunity - Shetland is a wonderful place to live and work. Shetland offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, unique wildlife and amazing scenery, whilst still only a short flight away from the UK mainland. To find out more about living and working in Shetland go to www.shetland.org and/or https://www.shetland.org/life

For an informal discussion, please contact Kim Anderson – Chief Nurse (Community & Mental Health) 01595 743480

Closing date: 30th August 2026

Interview date: week commencing 7th September 2026

For more information and to apply:

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Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

## Documents

- [254738 AD (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1182349&JobId=265147)
- [254738 JD (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1182350&JobId=265147)

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