Staff Nurse

United Kingdom NHS Scotland 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.

Uist and Barra Hospital

Staff Nurse

Band 5 £34,544 - £43,039 pro rata/per annum

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,461 pro rata/per annum

0.83 hours per week

Permanent post

For more information on living and working in the Western Isles visit the website: http://www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk/wihrr.pdf

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff nurse in the Uist and Barra Community Hospital on the Island of Benbecula. The hospital is situated in the Outer Hebrides on the North West coast of Scotland and serves the local community. It provides acute and long stay inpatient care for 16-20 patients along with a 24-hour A&E and outpatients service. The work can be unpredictable and varied offering continuous opportunities to develop practice on an island offering an exceptional work/life balance.

Suitable candidates should have good communication skills and be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills with a flexible team approach. Post registration experience in medical and acute care is desirable but not essential.

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For further information regarding this post please contact Lizzie Bak, Senior Charge Nurse, [email removed] [phone removed].

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

If you have any further queries, please contact [phone removed].

CLOSING DATE: 15/09/2026

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