District Charge Nurse

NHS Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a District Charge Nurse for a part-time role in Glasgow, offering an exciting opportunity within the community health services. This position requires strong nursing experience, leadership capabilities, and commitment to high-quality patient care. As a caseload holder, you will oversee care delivery and support your team, playing a crucial role in the implementation of healthcare strategies.

Qualifications

• UK Registered Nurse with significant nursing experience required.
• Demonstrable leadership and excellent communication skills essential.
• Willingness to travel throughout the service delivery area required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standard nursing care to patients.
• Lead, motivate, and supervise nursing staff.
• Participate in clinical audits and quality improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clincial Audit

Education

Specialist Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing

Job description

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

This is a part-time post of 24 hours per week, with a shift pattern of Monday to Sunday (3 over 7).

Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.

This is a fixed-term post for 1 year.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a UK Registered District Charge Nurse who possesses a Specialist Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing to join the District Nursing Service with Renfrewshire HSPC. The post covers a wide geographic area.

Applicants to the post require to have significant nursing experience, demonstrable leadership, excellent communication skills and evidence of continuing development. The District Charge Nurse will be a caseload holder and be responsible for the delivery of a high standard of nursing care to patients. They will be required to lead, motivate and supervise staff within their team. As part of their responsibilities, they will participate in clinical audit and quality improvement. They must be passionate about a career in community services and be motivated to work autonomously within a dynamic environment as part of the wider HSCP.

As a member of the Primary Health Care Team and working collaboratively with the Clinical Team Leaders, the District Nurse will assist in the implementation of local and national strategies and will provide clinical and managerial leadership to the nursing team.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential to this post.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognisingmilitary skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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