Job reference: 264003
Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date: 18/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Edinburgh
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: SPACE - 11 Harewood Road Edinburgh EH16 4NT - Family Nurse Partnership

Job Title: Family Nurse
Grade: Band 7
Location: 'SPACE' Unit 1-4
Hours: 36 hrs
Contract duration: Permanent post
Dates of interviews (to be confirmed)

Family Nurse Partnership
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.

Mandatory training dates (2027):

• 22 February 2027 - 10 day non-residential - in base
• 8 March 2027 - 5 day / 4 nights residential - venue to be confirmed
• 5 May 2027 - 1 day non-residential - venue to be confirmed
• 2 June 2027 - 2 day / 1 night residential - venue to be confirmed
• 24 August 2027 - 1 day non-residential - venue to be confirmed
• 26 October 2027 - 3 days / 2 nights residential - venue to be confirmed
• 24 November 2027 - 2 days / 1 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.

Interested parties are encouraged to visit the service or telephone discussion with Family Nurse Partnership Supervisors, Aileen McLaren, Lesley Weir, Jenni Bonnar, Sharon Thomson or Lorna Clark on 0131 659 4735.

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 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. 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. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.