Senior Staff Nurse
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- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 11/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an opportunity to join a small, welcoming team at Dunbar Hospital in Thurso as a Senior Staff Nurse. The role involves providing innovative nursing care across diverse services including MIU, outpatient clinics, rehabilitation, complex discharge planning, and end-of-life care. Candidates should be motivated, caring, and enthusiastic, with a willingness to develop new skills and undertake additional training. Experience in elderly care, palliative care, and MIU is preferable, along with the confidence to work autonomously.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £43,231 – £52,679 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
259886
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
11/10/2026
Job Type:
Nursing and Midwifery
Location:
Dunbar Hospital
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
16/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Highland
Department:
Dunbar Hospital [CD]
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Job Advert
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.
An opportunity has arisen to become part of our small team at the Dunbar Hospital in Thurso.
We are looking for a motivated,caring and courteous person to help us provide good quality, innovative nursing across the diverse care services Dunbar covers.
This involves MIU, Outpatient clinics, Rehabilitation, complex DC planning as well as end of life care.
Candidates should be enthusiastic and keen to develop skills and undertake additional training in order to develop their role. Experience in care of the elderly/palliative and MIU care preferable with confidence to work autonomously as required.
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