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Staff Nurse

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Location
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Salary
£34,544 - £43,039
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
23 Jun 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
09 Jun 2026
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Job details

  • Job reference: 240974
  • Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
  • Job closing date: 23/06/2026
  • Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
  • Location: Adamson Hospital
  • Employment type: Permanent
  • Hours Per Week: 36
  • Job posted date: 09/06/2026
  • Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife
  • Department: Hospital @ Home

The Hospital at Home Teams within Fife provide a service for the frail elderly population (predominantly over 65yrs), which prevents acute hospital admission or facilitates early supported discharge where acute hospital admission has taken place. It allows people to have a period of “acute” medical care within their own home, which will in turn allow the person to recover from a period of illness without needing hospital admission.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinician with a keen interest in acute care in the community to join our well established Hospital at Home Team within Cupar.

You should be a Registered Nurse with relevant experience; have the ability to work autonomously, as well as having clinical skills including venepuncture, ECG, IV additives and cannulation. Please view full job description and personal specification.

All successful candidates will be required to deliver a high standard of safe and effective acute medical patient care within patient’s homes and must have the ability to work autonomously in this evolving service.All candidates will have good communication skills and have a flexible attitude to work. The ability to travel within the area, provide daily routine clinical interventions and respond to urgent care needs in a timely manner is essential.

This post involves flexibility to work over a 7 day period, working shifts covering the period from 08.00 – 22.00. On appointment the successful candidate will be based at Adamson Hospital Cupar although cross team working to support service needs is an expectation of the role.

Any informal enquires please contact Carol Galloway Team Leader H@H East on 01334 651309/01334 651329

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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.

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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.

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This advert is for Staff Nurse with NHS Fife in Kirkcaldy, East of Scotland, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £34,544 - £43,039. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jun 2026.

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