Family Nurse, Fort William

Job Description

Post Title: Family Nurse
Location: Fort William
Hours: 21.60 hours per week
Duration: Fixed Term for 23 months
Salary: £31,705 - £36,874 p.a (£52,845 - £61,466 pro rata)

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Nicola Rearie Tel: 01463 644470 or by email nicola.rearie@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: 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.

Secondment Opportunity - Please seek approval from your line manager before applying for this opportunity.

Interviews will be held at Highland Council Headquarters, Inverness on 9^th December 2026.

Family Nurse Partnership is an evidence-based, intensive home-visiting program for

young first-time mothers. 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver the Family Nurse Partnership program in accordance with national standards.
• Build effective therapeutic relationships with young mothers and families.
• Undertake home visits and provide tailored support throughout pregnancy and early childhood.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and outcome data.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies.
• Participate in supervision, training and professional development activities.

Regular travel is an essential requirement of the post. Successful candidates will be

expected to travel extensively throughout their locality to undertake home visits, attend meetings and engage with partner agencies across Highland.

Applicants must have access to a suitable vehicle for business use.

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.

Posts Available

• 0.6 WTE Family Nurse – Caithness
• 0.6 WTE Family Nurse – Lochaber

Please see attached job description.

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.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. 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.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by e-mail, unless otherwise stated. Please check your e-mails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

• 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.

This position is classified as a regulated role. As such, an Overseas Criminal Record Check may be required depending on your nationality and recent residency history. Specifically, this check will be necessary if you do not meet both of the following criteria:

• You must be a national of the United Kingdom or one of the following countries: Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, or Poland.
• 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.