New nurses on hand to help in community
NIKI TENNANT
More than 40 newly recruited nurses are out in the community in Lanarkshire after completing a recent threeday induction programme.
NHS Lanarkshire has welcomed the new community nurses, who’ll be supporting the delivery of the Primary Care Improvement Plan (PCIP).
Their roles will include delivering services across all communities in Lanarkshire and, as part of the PCIP, they will be involved in community treatment and care, urgent care and the Vaccination Transformation Programme (VTP).
One of the nurses’ first jobs is to deliver the flu vaccination programme for 65 -to -74 year olds.
This year, for the first time, NHS Lanarkshire staff are delivering the flu vaccine instead of GP practice staff.
After the flu season, the nurses will continue to support the delivery of community services associated with the PCIP.
The comprehensive three-day induction programme was the first of its kind for community staff in Lanarkshire and will be supplemented by additional training days in the coming months.
Maria Docherty, nurse director, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, praised the new recruits and added that there are opportunities for others to join up.
She said: “I would like to extend a warm welcome to all the nurses who have recently joined us.
“They are such an important part of our new way of working and in the delivery of the new GP contract. This is a really exciting time in primary and community care and there are lots of nursing opportunities available.”
The PCIP will oversee a number of changes in primary care across Lanarkshire, to make sure that patients see the right person, in the right place, at the right time.
There are currently a number of nursing roles on offer in Lanarkshire.
For more information on the various jobs available, visit www. jobs.scot.nhs.uk and search for ‘Nursing and midwifery’ jobs in Lanarkshire.