# Staff Nurse (ward 31) AA > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Fife. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-ward-31-aa/68889ae3-9a81-4565-9cc8-e7a114cf1b03 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-ward-31-aa/68889ae3-9a81-4565-9cc8-e7a114cf1b03.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Fife - **Town:** Kirkcaldy - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £34,544 - £43,039 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T09:50:37.954Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=257494 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=257494 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhsfife.org ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 247095 - Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039) - Job closing date: 22/06/2026 - Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery - Location: Victoria Hospital - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: Various - Job posted date: 08/06/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife - Department: Ward 31 A vacancy has arisen within ward 31 Planned Care for a 1st level trained nurse. The successful applicant will be joining a well motivated and dynamic multi-disciplinary team who strive to deliver the highest level of care possible. The successful candidate will be based in ward 31 which is primarily an orthopaedic hip fracture ward. Ward 31 is a busy orthopaedic hip fracture ward. Candidates should be enthusiastic, dynamic and self motivated with a real interest in orthopaedic nursing. We are looking for good team players with excellent written and oral communicators. Experience in acute nursing is desirable but not essential. This post will include rotation between shifts which includes dayshift, nightshift and twilights. Informal enquiries to Susie Grubb SCN, Susanne.Grubb@nhs.scot A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment. Please note as this a part time post salary is pro rata (if applicable) NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 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. 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. For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found 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. 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. ## Job Details A vacancy has arisen within ward 31 Planned Care for a 1st level trained nurse. The successful applicant will be joining a well motivated and dynamic multi-disciplinary team who strive to deliver the highest level of care possible. The successful candidate will be based in ward 31 which is primarily an orthopaedic hip fracture ward. Ward 31 is a busy orthopaedic hip fracture ward. Candidates should be enthusiastic, dynamic and self motivated with a real interest in orthopaedic nursing. We are looking for good team players with excellent written and oral communicators. Experience in acute nursing is desirable but not essential. This post will include rotation between shifts which includes dayshift, nightshift and twilights. Informal enquiries to Susie Grubb SCN, Susanne.Grubb@nhs.scot A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment. Please note as this a part time post salary is pro rata (if applicable) NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 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. 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. For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found 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. 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. ## Documents - [F 247095 Job Description (DOC, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1159810&JobId=257494) - [F 247095 Person Specification (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1159811&JobId=257494) - [NHS Fife - Terms & Conditions January 2024 (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1159808&JobId=257494) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.