Charge Nurse - Stroke

NHS National Services Scotland; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available for a Charge Nurse in Ward 21, NHSL's Stroke Unit at University Hospital Monklands. Join a dedicated multi-disciplinary team focused on delivering high-quality patient care while focusing on patient rehabilitation and integrated stroke treatment. This full-time, permanent role includes leadership responsibilities and opportunities for professional development, providing a chance to make significant contributions to patient care standards.

Benefits

Minimum of 27 days annual leave

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC Registration and degree level education.
• Postgraduate expertise within specialty required.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development in a relevant area.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise staff within the stroke unit.
• Assess patient care needs and develop care plans.
• Support the Senior Charge Nurse in managing the ward.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management skills

Team-working skills

Education

Degree Level Education

Postgraduate Qualification

Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration

Job description

The Role

The Department of Medicine for Older Adults at University Hospital Monklands (UHM) is a dynamic one with the team having a significant track record in driving forward service change and quality improvement. The Department has four dedicated in-patient wards.

This is an excellent opportunity to join Ward 21, UHM’s Stroke Unit, as a Charge Nurse. Ward 21 is a 19 bedded integrated stroke unit, providing both hyper acute care and rehabilitation.

You would be joining a multi-disciplinary team that is dedicated to providing the highest levels of quality patient care within a stroke setting, including developing links with the Stroke Managed Clinical Network. Working as a core member of the wider team, alongside a second Charge Nurse and Specialist Stroke Nurses, you will support the Senior Charge Nurse in the delivery of patient care and standards within the ward. You will have responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the evaluation and development of care plans required to facilitate patient rehabilitation, and to ensure the continued delivery of high quality care to all patients.

The successful candidate will direct, coordinate and supervise, as appropriate, the work of other staff within the ward to promote best practice in relation to patient care, and in the absence of the Senior Charge Nurse, you will have the opportunity to provide cover to ensure the effective running of the ward.

You will be given training in how to perform an NIHSS assessment, the standardized tool used to assess the severity of neurological deficits resulting from stroke, and will also be given full training on Stroke Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy.

There are also excellent opportunities for service development within the department and opportunity to take part in stroke clinical research.

We very much welcome you getting in touch if you have any questions, or need any further information.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
• Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology

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Overseas Applicants – Please note to be considered for this role you must meet Nursing and Midwifery Council UK's requirements to be a registered nurse/midwife by undertaking and passing either International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Occupational English Test(OET) NMC UK's Computer Based Test of competence (CBT) Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), which can only be taken on arrival in the UK.Further information can be found in NMC’s website.

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Ward 21 - Stroke Ward within University Hospital Monklands

The working pattern for this role will be confirmed by the hiring manager

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Mary Mcadam On [e-mail] , Clinical Night Manager

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Jennifer Hughes, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

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Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

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