227847 Team Lead (KA)

NHS Lothian; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A public health organization in Edinburgh seeks a skilled nurse for a fixed-term role. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, manage care for children, and ensure high-quality service delivery. This part-time position requires weekend shifts and on-call duties. Ideal candidates must demonstrate leadership skills and a commitment to patient safety. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and work in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Strong commitment to delivering high quality care and patient safety.
• Familiarity with values and competency-based recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and evaluate care plans for children.
• Manage the Theatre and Recovery Department in absence of Clinical Lead.
• Maintain clinical and staff governance.

Skills

Leadership in a multidisciplinary environment

Commitment to high quality care

Clinical governance

Job description

Overview

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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.

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, without exception, granted by the UK Visas and Immigration 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.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Contract details: 28 hours per week - salary will be pro rata. Fixed term for 9 months.

Responsibilities

• As part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will have responsibility for assessment of care needs, evaluation of care plans, and ensuring the delivery of high quality holistic care to children undergoing treatment.
• In the absence of the Clinical Lead the post holder will have continuing responsibility for the management of the Theatre and Recovery Department, including supervision and deployment of staff within this highly specialist area.
• The post holder has responsibility and accountability for maintaining both clinical and staff governance.
• The post holder will be expected to participate in duty rosters consisting of day, late and on-call shift working. The departmental rota requires 8 on-call shifts and 3 weekends every 12-week period.

Qualifications / Skills

• Evidence of ability to lead in a nursing and multidisciplinary environment with a caring, compassionate and motivated approach.
• Strong commitment to delivering high quality care, patient safety, and clinical governance.
• Ability to work within a values and competency-based recruitment framework aligned to the organisation’s strategic plan.

Recruitment Process

We use a values and competency-based recruitment process that is linked to our strategic plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing and Midwifery Interviews are linked to our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We aim to offer an equitable experience and are sharing interview questions in advance. A selection of the interview questions can be found on our careers site.

Additional Information

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Ewan Smart, 0131 312 0991.