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Staff Nurse

NHS Fife

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

  • Job reference: 250256
  • Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
  • Job closing date: 16/06/2026
  • Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
  • Location: Victoria Hospital
  • Employment type: Permanent
  • Hours Per Week: 34
  • Job posted date: 02/06/2026
  • Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife
  • Department: Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Service (OPAT)

We are seeking candidates who are organised, self motivated and who can work on their own and as part of a team with excellent written and oral communication skills.

Skills required are phlebotomy, Cannulation, Venepuncture. Preparing and delivering IV medication, experience of PICC line and Midline care essential. You are also required to have a good knowledge of wound care and up to date dressings. Good I.T. skills and knowledge of I.T. Systems is required.

You would be working with a small team of nursing and medical staff in an outpatient setting. The unit is an ambulatory attending unit. We take direct referrals from GPs, Podiatry, Admission Units, Inpatient Wards and Other Health Boards.

We are a seven day service delivering IV antibiotics to patients from all specialities who continue to require IV treatments which can be given once daily. Once converted to Complex Oral Treatments, the patients can continue to be reviewed at different time intervals until discharged to the care and follow up of their GPs.

For informal enquiries please contact Valerie Turner, Senior Charge Nurse on 01592 729951 ext 29951 Ward 51

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  • 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.
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As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

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.

We are seeking candidates who are organised, self motivated and who can work on their own and as part of a team with excellent written and oral communication skills.

Skills required are phlebotomy, Cannulation, Venepuncture. Preparing and delivering IV medication, experience of PICC line and Midline care essential. You are also required to have a good knowledge of wound care and up to date dressings. Good I.T. skills and knowledge of I.T. Systems is required.

You would be working with a small team of nursing and medical staff in an outpatient setting. The unit is an ambulatory attending unit. We take direct referrals from GPs, Podiatry, Admission Units, Inpatient Wards and Other Health Boards.

We are a seven day service delivering IV antibiotics to patients from all specialities who continue to require IV treatments which can be given once daily. Once converted to Complex Oral Treatments, the patients can continue to be reviewed at different time intervals until discharged to the care and follow up of their GPs.

For informal enquiries please contact Valerie Turner, Senior Charge Nurse on 01592 729951 ext 29951 Ward 51

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.

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

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.

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