RT1 252337 Senior Charge Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Lochgilphead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Lochgilphead seeks a registered mental health nurse for a leadership role in an in-patient facility. The successful candidate will oversee 24-hour care and lead a team of professionals to ensure effective clinical practices that enhance patient experience. Candidates should have a degree-level education, a minimum of 5 years post-registration experience, and strong leadership capabilities. This position offers a meaningful opportunity to impact mental health care positively within a supportive community.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience in mental health.
• Ability to demonstrate expert clinical practice.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the nursing team in a mental health facility.
• Ensure safe and effective clinical practice in a governance framework.
• Enhance patient experience through leadership.

Skills

Registered mental health nursing

Team leadership

Clinical and professional credibility

Multi-professional teamwork

Computer and information literacy

Education

Degree in Nursing or equivalent

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to take on a leadership role for the in-patient mental health facility within Argyll and Bute.

Succoth Ward is a 16 bedded facility located within the Mid Argyll Community Hospital and Integrated Care Centre in Lochgilphead.

It encompasses a remote and rural geographical area including 23 inhabited islands on the west coast of Scotland.

The successful candidate will have 24 hour responsibility for the continuing care within this facility. The successful candidate will provide leadership to a team of mental health nurses and health care assistants working within the governance framework of the Health and Social Care Partnership ensuring safe and effective clinical practice and enhancing the patient experience.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a registered mental health nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Educated to degree level or have equivalent evidence of continuous professional development
• Have a minimum of 5 years post registration experience in a relevant area
• Be able to demonstrate expert clinical and professional practice
• Ability to maintain professional and personal credibility across all staff groups
• Ability to lead teams, lead practice and continuous professional development
• Work effectively as part of a multi-professional team
• Computer and information literacy

For an information discussion, contact:

Leslie Mackay, Clinical Service Manager
[e-mail]
07899 6648743

Additional Information for Candidates

• Effective from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reduced from 37 to 36 hours. Part-time hours will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis. There will be an increase in the hourly rate to ensure that pay remains unaffected.
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles across Highland and Argyll & Bute.