Dementia Nurse Specialists support individuals with dementia, their families and their carers to maintain their quality of life.
Specialist Nursing
Cardiac Nurse Specialist
Cardiac Nurse Specialists provide support, advice and information to those individuals with cardiac issues such as heart failure, helping them monitor and manage their conditions.
Parish Nurse
Parish Nurses work within churches, supporting people and communities towards whole person healthcare.
Specialist Respiratory Nurse
offers care, advice and support for individuals with disabling breathing conditions, helping them to manage and understand their condition.
Child Protection Specialist
Child Protection Specialists provide support to looked after children – those who have been in the care of a local authority for more than 24 hours – those in foster homes, residential homes or secure units or under under a supervision requirement order.
Palliative Care Nurse
Palliative Care Nurses work with people at the end of their lives whether at home, or in a hospice or care home setting. Several large charities including MacMillan and Marie Curie are actively involved in supporting specialist community based palliative nursing care. CHAS operates palliative care hospices for children.
Substance Misuse Nurse
Substance Misuse Nurses provide support and treatment for individuals with substance issues, to enable them to begin recovery.
Family Nurse
Family Nurses work with young women under 20 having their first baby, from pregnancy through until the baby is 2 years old. The Family Nurse programme focuses on helping new parents to break the cycle of disadvantage; to engage in preventative health practices, supporting them to provide responsive, sensitive, and positive parenting, and helping them…
Elizabeth Smith
Elizabeth Smith In her role as a community infant feeding nurse, Elizabeth Smith provides support to mothers across NHS Ayrshire & Arran while also promoting cultural changes within the community to encourage breastfeeding. My Journey I knew I wanted to be a nurse from quite a young age. I went to the University of Glasgow…
Rachel Pulman
Rachel Pulman Rachel Pulman is a Child Protection and Looked After Children’s Nurse for NHS Borders who is known for her extensive knowledge and expertise in supporting the health needs of vulnerable children and young people. My Journey I have always wanted to be a nurse. My grandmother and my aunties were nurses and I…