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FAMILY NURSE PARTNERSHIP
Family Nurse, Band 7
In line with Scottish Government manifesto to roll out FNP across Scotland NHS Lothian is delivering an on-going service to all mothers eligible to the programme. To enable these plans NHS Lothian are required to recruit replacement members of staff to join the FNP team.
FNP Nurse will be registered with the NMC on sub part 1 or midwifery part of the register, be educated to degree level in a relevant subject, and have either Masters level education or be able to demonstrate clinical practice and characteristics at Masters level. Ideal candidates will have evidence of recognised nursing leadership skills and a willingness to work both innovatively and flexibly (on occasions out with core hours). Candidates will have experience in working with and engaging children, young people and families in communities encountering a range of inequalities. Applicants are required to demonstrate application of the principles of Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) approach in clinical practice in addition to robust understanding of national and local policies relating to child protection and the wellbeing of children and young people. Most importantly, applicants are required to have a commitment to the spirit and ethos of FNP and its strength based approach.
The Family Nurse will work with a maximum of 25 pregnant first time young mothers and their babies at any one time, up until the child is 2 years of age, working to the FNP model.
The successful applicant would need to be available to attend mandatory training events held across the country including residential training.
Dates commencing from
24th August- 4 September 2026- 10 day non- residential- in Base
7th -11 September 2026 5 day/ 4 nights Residential- venue to be confirmed
4th November 2026 1 day Non Residential- venue to be confirmed
2-3 December 2026 2 day/ 1 night Residential- venue to be confirmed
24th February 2027 1 day Non Residential- venue to be confirmed
16-18 March 2027 3 days /2 nights Residential- venue to be confirmed
19- 20 May 2027 2 days I night Residential- venue to be confirmed
These dates are compulsory and additional dates for 2027 will be confirmed in due course.
In addition, there are a significant number of 1-2 day training events throughout 2027/2028 which the family nurse will be required to attend.
Interest parties are encouraged to have a visit to the service or telephone discussion with
Family Nurse Partnership Supervisors, Jenni Bonnar, Lesley Weir, Sharon Thomson or Lorna Clark on 0131 659 4735
We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family.
Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. 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 want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.
Recruitment process We use a values and competency-based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing and Midwifery interviews are linked to our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We aim to offer an equitable experience and are sharing interview questions in advance. A selection of the interview questions can be found on our Careers site: How to Apply NHS Lothian Careers
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. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
