Registered Nurse

NHS Scotland • Full-time • Dundee, Dundee City Council, GB • 5d ago

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.

With effect from 01 April 2026, NHS Scotland is reducing its full time working week from 37 to 36 hours per week, there will be no change in full time pay.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for registered nurses, who are keen to develop their practice and experience and join the multidisciplinary teams within Critical Care Services in NHS Tayside. Critical Care Services is made up of the following four units within the Directorate of Surgery.

At Ninewells Hospital

Intensive Care Unit - has 13 beds across 2 units, caring for patients who require level 3 care.

Surgical High Dependency Unit - cares for up to 10 patients requiring level 2 care.

Medical High Dependency Unit – caring for up to 6 patients requiring level 2 care

At Perth Royal Infirmary

High Dependency/Coronary Care Unit - cares for 4/4 patients, in each aspect of the unit, with CCU providing a nurse-led chest pain triage service and telemetry to adjacent wards.

The role of these services is to work as a single system to enable the effective delivery of high quality patient services for level 2 and level 3 in-patients across Tayside. Our services are situated on two sites, approximately 25 miles apart.

You will have a primary base at a unit at Ninewells Hospital, Intensive Care Unit. Rotational work patterns between the two sites and the four units will be part of the role, in addition to emergency deployment between the sites, depending on clinical need.

You will be required to be registered on Sub-part 1: RN1 or RNA or Sub-part 2: RN2 of the UK NMC Register. Previous experience at band 5 level or above essential. You will have completed the Flying Start Programme, and you must be willing to undertake further study.

Informal enquiries are welcomed by – Senior Charge Nurse Fiona Geddes, SCN Heather Kinney or SCN Lynn Leavey, ICU Ninewells Hospital Tel: (01382) 660111, Ext 33820

Hours of work are: 37 Hours with day/night rotation.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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