Staff Nurse

Registered Adult or Mental Health Nurse
Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities.

A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: https://services.nhslothian.scot/nursingandmidwifery/strategic-plan-2023-2028/

We use a values and competency based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. Click the link below for more information on our interview questions: How to Apply – NHS Lothian Careers (https://careers.nhslothian.scot/how-to-apply/)

Royston Court Care Home
Location: Edinburgh

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Adult or Mental Health Nurse to join the dedicated team at Royston Court Care Home. We are looking for compassionate, motivated and professional nurses who are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care to older adults.

Based within a multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in assessing residents' needs, planning and evaluating care, and supporting residents and their families throughout their care journey.

In this role you will:

• Provide nursing care for people, aged 65 and over, with complex physical health needs
• Deliver person-centred care for residents living with mild to severe dementia and cognitive impairment
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to ensure the highest standards of clinical practice
• Support residents and their families, promoting dignity, independence and quality of life

Informal queries: Please contact Rodelie Austria, Clinical Deputy Care Home Manager at Rodelie.Austria@nhs.scot

Interviews will be held in-person at Royston Care Home.

Internal Band 5 candidates: If you are an internal NHS Lothian Band 5 candidate we will not proceed with shortlisting and interview and instead you will move to our internal transfer process. Find out more: http://intranet.lothian.scot.nhs.uk/Directory/GenericRecruitment/Pages/Internal-Transfers.aspx

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Note: 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.

We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.