Associate Lead Nurse Mental Health

NHS Highland; Lochgilphead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an Associate Lead Nurse - Mental Health at NHS Highland in Argyll and Bute. This leadership role focuses on professional workforce standards, clinical governance, and quality improvement in mental health nursing, providing the chance to influence and improve patient care in diverse environments.

Qualifications

• Qualified Nurse with experience in Mental Health.
• Demonstrated experience in leadership roles within nursing.

Responsibilities

• Establish and review workforce standards and patient safety.
• Provide professional nursing leadership and expert advice.
• Oversee nursing practice across various settings.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Quality Improvement

Collaboration

Job description

An exciting and rare vacancy has arisen for an Associate Lead Nurse - Mental Health to join our team in the beautiful Argyll and Bute.

This is a highly regarded and dynamic professional nursing leadership position, responsible for establishing and reviewing workforce standards, clinical governance, patient safety, and staff wellbeing. The role involves innovation, quality improvement, and collaboration with operational managers to develop and support the mental health landscape.

The Associate Lead Nurse will oversee nursing practice across the lifespan of Mental Health Nursing, in hospital, community, social, and domestic settings. The focus is on professional workforce standards and ensuring safe, person-centered care.

The post holder will provide professional nursing leadership and expert advice within the operational unit, covering the following NHSH NMAHP Leadership dimensions:

1. Safe, quality care
2. Professional workforce standards, planning, and development
3. Service improvement, redesign, and development