Lead Nurse Specialist

NHS Scotland; Hamilton; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Incremental salary progression

Sick leave with length of service

NHS discounts

Descripción de la vacante

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking an expert clinical practitioner to provide comprehensive advice and lead a team of Nurse Specialists across the organisation, ensuring patient-centered and safe, effective care while spearheading a programme of clinical audit and research. The role offers a flexible working pattern and a fixed-term post of 23 months.

Applicants should be registered with the NMC, educated at Masters level, with postgraduate expertise in the specialty, and a commitment to improving

Formación

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
• Educated to Masters level or working toward.
• Postgraduate expertise in specialty showing breadth to lead safety and efficiency.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards.

Responsabilidades

• Lead in planning, priority setting and decision making to meet patient needs and organisational goals.
• Initiate and lead in the development and implementation of clinical audit and subsequent improvements to measure and enhance performance.
• Provide encouragement and motivation to the nursing team acting in an advocacy role to ensure patient-centred care.
• Demonstrate ability to function as a manager and leader within a multi-disciplinary team.

Conocimientos

NMC Registration

Masters level

Clinical audit

Educación

Nursing degree (RN)

Postgraduate qualification

Descripción del empleo

About The Organisation

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.

The Role

Expert clinical practitioner providing comprehensive advice and support within a specialism, operating across all parts of NHS Lanarkshire and leading a team of Nurse Specialists.

The post holder will ensure a person centered approach to care delivery which is safe and effective to ensure and maintain quality strategy.

To lead the development and implementation of a programme of clinical audit and research activity.

The working pattern for this role is Flexible

Please note this is a fixed term post for 23 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

• Lead in planning, priority setting and decision making to ensure that patients needs and organisational goals are met and contribute to the development and implementation of guidelines, policies and procedures
• Initiate and lead in the development and implementation of clinical audit and subsequent improvements to measure and enhance individual and team performance
• Provide encouragement and motivation to the nursing team acting in an advocacy role to ensure that the patient remains firmly at the centre of all care delivery
• Demonstrate the ability to function competently as a manager, leader and member of the multi-disciplinary team, understanding and acknowledging the role and function of other members of the team

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters 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.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.