262771 Senior Charge Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Kingholm Quay; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is seeking a permanent Senior Charge Nurse for Ettrick Ward, Midpark Hospital. The role leads clinical and professional care, guiding a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, recovery-focused mental health care in Dumfries and Galloway.

The successful candidate will drive service improvement, support workforce development, and contribute to strategic objectives across the Directorate. PVG checks and UK right to work are relevant considerations.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience in senior nursing roles and leadership responsibilities.
• Strong clinical governance and quality improvement focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional leadership to the Ettrick Ward multidisciplinary team.
• Drive quality improvement and person-centred, safe, recovery-focused care.
• Collaborate with Mental Health Directorate and acute/community partners for integrated service delivery.
• Support workforce development, staff wellbeing, and governance standards.
• Participate in Senior Nurse On-Call rota as part of the leadership team.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Senior Charge Nurse position within the Adult Acute Admissions Unit, Ettrick Ward, at Midpark Hospital. We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, and experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse who can provide strong clinical and professional leadership while driving excellence in patient care and service delivery.

As Senior Charge Nurse, you will play a key leadership role within Ettrick Ward, providing strategic and operational oversight of the service. You will be responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team, driving quality improvement initiatives, and ensuring the delivery of high‑quality, person‑centred, safe, and recovery‑focused care.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing effective clinical and professional leadership to the multidisciplinary team, fostering a positive culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and excellence in care.
• Working closely with colleagues across the Mental Health Directorate, as well as Acute and Community Care partners, to support integrated service delivery and improve patient outcomes.
• Contributing to the implementation of local and national mental health priorities, ensuring that services remain responsive, innovative, and aligned with strategic objectives.
• Supporting workforce development, staff wellbeing, and the delivery of high standards of clinical governance, quality assurance, and patient safety.
• Participating in the Senior Nurse On‑Call rota as part of the wider leadership team.

This post offers an excellent opportunity to join a supportive, forward‑thinking, and highly motivated team where innovation and professional development are actively encouraged. The successful candidate will benefit from opportunities for leadership development and career progression, while making a meaningful contribution to the ongoing development and delivery of mental health services across Dumfries and Galloway.

If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/

DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND – Some of our posts may require you to undergo a criminal records check. Changes as of the 1 April 2025 to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership now sees more roles requiring PVG that may not have needed this check in the past. If you are successful in this role you will be notified which level of check is required by the recruitment team. If you would like to read more information please visit: Disclosure levels - mygov.scot

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/our-values/to-join-us/

PUBLIC PROTECTION Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

WORK VISA If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or if you require a work visa that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION NHS Dumfries & Galloway are unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies. Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc).