Nurse - Remote

Post Title: Family Nurse
Fixed Term for 23 months
Interviews will be held at Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness on December 9 th 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of a pioneering new Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) service delivering intensive support to young first-time mothers and their children across remote and rural Highland. Family Nurse Partnership is an evidence-based, intensive home-visiting program for
As a Family Nurse, you will build therapeutic relationships with
clients from early pregnancy until their child reaches two years of age, supporting improved health, wellbeing and life outcomes.
Deliver the Family Nurse Partnership program in accordance with national standards.
Maintain accurate clinical records and outcome data.
Participate in supervision, training and professional development activities.
Regular travel is an essential requirement of the post. expected to travel extensively throughout their locality to undertake home visits, attend meetings and engage with partner agencies across Highland.
You will be a registered nurse or midwife with experience working with children, young people and families and a passion for improving outcomes for vulnerable families.
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Please APPLY ONLINE . If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting post the reference number above.
The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
First level registered nurse or midwife with current NMC registration.
Professional knowledge acquired at degree level underpinning further appropriate specialist education and training such as Public Health Nursing/Health Visiting.
As such, an Overseas Criminal Record Check may be required depending on your nationality and recent residency history. You must not have lived or worked in any country outside of the UK or those listed above for a period of three months or more, while aged 18 years or over, within the past five years.
Please note that it is your responsibility to obtain the Overseas Criminal Record Check, and you will be required to cover any associated costs.