Charge Nurse - Admissions Unit 1

NHS National Services Scotland; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking a Band 6 Charge Nurse to manage an admissions unit, ensuring safe care delivery and staff support. The role demands extensive nursing experience, strong leadership, and decision-making skills. The candidate must be a Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration and will contribute to the development and quality improvement of services. Flexible working options are available, and the organization is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion within the workforce.

Benefits

Ongoing training and leadership development

Flexible working policies

Qualifications

• Valid NMC registration is essential.
• Experience at Band 5 level within an acute or admissions setting required.
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing staff in care delivery within the admissions unit.
• Ensure patient flow and timely assessments.
• Act as a clinical role model for junior staff.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement.
• Take lead in high-risk situations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Decision-making

Clinical competencies

Education

Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration

Job description

About the Role

As a Band 6 Charge Nurse, you will play a pivotal role in the day-to-day management of the unit, supporting staff, coordinating admissions, and ensuring safe and effective care delivery. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to maintain clinical standards and promote a positive working environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support nursing staff in the delivery of care within the admissions unit.
• Ensure safe patient flow and timely assessments.
• Act as a clinical role model and mentor for junior staff.
• Contribute to service development, education, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Take the lead in high-risk situations in the absence of the Senior Charge Nurse.
• Support the introduction of new practices and train staff in areas relating to the specialty.

What We’re Looking For

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
• Substantial experience at Band 5 level within a relevant acute or admissions setting.
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and IT skills.
• Demonstrated clinical competencies including IV Medicines Administration.
• Evidence of personal development and a willingness to contribute to education and audit.
• Good understanding of NHS policies, procedures, and national targets to support the team effectively.

Training & Development

We offer a supportive environment with access to ongoing training, leadership development programmes, and opportunities to advance your career within NHS Fife.

For informal enquiries, please contact SCN Lisa Stokoe 21808 or SCN Jamie Beveridge 22373.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

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 Immigration Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of posts, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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.