264281 (PP) Clinical Nurse Manager

NHS Scotland; Livingston; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Manager (Band 8A) to provide professional, strategic and operational leadership for Specialist Mental Health Services across regional and national portfolios.

The post requires a committed nursing leader who can drive service improvement, workforce development and collaborative work with multidisciplinary and multi-agency partners to deliver safe, person-centred and recovery-focused care.

Qualifications

• Experience in senior nursing leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to high-quality patient care and service improvement.
• PVG Scheme membership/record is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, strategic and operational leadership across Specialist Mental Health Services.
• Lead service improvement and workforce development across a portfolio of regional and national services.
• Work in partnership with multidisciplinary and multi-agency colleagues to deliver safe, person-centred and recovery-focused care.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Strategic thinking

People management

Job description

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Clinical Nurse Manager, Band 8A

Royal Edinburgh and Associated Services (REAS)

Specialist Mental Health Services

Permanent | Full Time | 36 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and inspirational nursing leader to join Royal Edinburgh and Associated Services (REAS) as a Clinical Nurse Manager for Specialist Mental Health Services.

This is a senior nursing leadership role providing professional, strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio of highly specialised regional and national services. We are seeking an individual who is committed to delivering excellence in patient care, developing high-performing teams and supporting innovation across complex mental health services.

The post holder will work in partnership with multidisciplinary and multi-agency colleagues to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, person-centred and recovery-focused care while leading service improvement and workforce development across a range of specialist services.

Service Portfolio

The Clinical Nurse Manager will provide nursing leadership across:

• Lothian Community Perinatal Mental Health Team – based at St John’s Hospital
• Regional Mother and Baby Unit - based at St John’s Hospital
• Regional Eating Disorders Unit - based at St John’s Hospital
• Lothian Eating Disorders Service – based at Royal Edinburgh Hospital
• National Mental Health Service for Deaf People - based at St John’s Hospital

These services provide highly specialist care across local, regional and national populations, supporting individuals with complex mental health needs and working collaboratively with a wide range of health, social care and third-sector partners.

Working within REAS provides the opportunity to influence and shape the future of some of Scotland's most specialised mental health services. The successful candidate will join a supportive senior leadership team and will play a key role in delivering strategic priorities across a portfolio that spans local, regional and national provision.

We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family.

Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.

We provide opportunities for leadership development, innovation, collaborative working and participation in national networks that influence mental health policy and practice across Scotland.

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

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.

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.