# Senior Staff Nurse

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Highland
- **Location:** Raigmore Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Staff nurse
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £43,231 - £52,679
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T14:37:04.169Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=268882
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- **Employer website:** https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 258470
- Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
- Job closing date: 16/09/2026
- Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
- Location: Raigmore Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 18
- Job posted date: 01/09/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: Acute Medicine Unit (Raig)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join our team within the Medical High Dependency Unit at Raigmore Hospital. We are a 6 bedded critical care unit comprising of 4 open bays and 2 cubicles.

The Medical High Dependency Unit admits acutely unwell patients directly from the Acute Medicine Unit, General wards, Community and Emergency Department. This is a fast paced and interesting environment to work within.

We are looking for a motivated, caring and compassionate nurse, who is able to work well under pressure and already has experience within a HDU setting or are looking to gain enhanced experience within an acute environment.

Successful candidates should be able to work well as part of a cohesive and dynamic team and have an interest in building leadership skills, have excellent care values and a good sense of humour. They should also have enthusiasm to work, to learn and develop both themselves and their colleagues and have a passion for Critical Care. Candidates must have strong written and verbal English language skills.

This is an ideal area to gain acute medical and critical care experience and be supported to develop your clinical and leadership skills. We help to support staff on career pathways to develop skills which can lead to a variety of roles including Senior Charge Nurses and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.

For any informal enquiries please contact: MHDU SCN, Karen Cumming, 01463 706548 or Senior Nurse Pamela Hodgson, 01463 704643

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Health and Care Worker visa. NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).

## Documents

- [JOB DESCRIPTION (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1192215&JobId=268882)
- [Highland Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1192216&JobId=268882)

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