Senior Charge Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension

Salary progression

Sick leave benefits

Discounts & more

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide clinical leadership across a ward or department. You will lead recruitment, supervise staff, and ensure delivery of high‑quality care, with a strong focus on patient and family experience.

The role requires degree-level education with ongoing professional development and expert knowledge of clinical guidelines within the specialty. A supportive NHS environment offers comprehensive benefits and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with valid NMC registration.
• Degree level qualification or working towards one.
• Postgraduate expertise in the area demonstrates leadership.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and expert advice to nursing staff.
• Oversee recruitment, supervision, and deployment of unit staff.
• Ensure high quality care by assessing care needs and developing care programmes.
• Lead the nursing team to keep patients and carers at the centre of care.

Skills

NMC registration

Clinical leadership

Staff supervision

Care planning

Education

Nursing degree / degree-level

Job description

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

To provide clinical leadership and expert advice to all nursing staff in the delivery of care within their area of responsibility including recruitment, supervision, development and deployment of unit staff. The post holder will have continual 24 hour responsibility for the management of the ward/department. The post holder will undertake regular rotational cover of the Directorate or Hospital to provide leadership, deal with clinical issues, immediate management issues and deploy staff as appropriate. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and/or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients.

In this key role, you will:

• Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients to ensure delivery of a high standard of care.
• Responsible for the management of the clinical environment, including work allocation, deployment and supervision of staff. As unit priorities change, this allocation will be continually assessed and tasks re-allocated.
• Provide leadership encouragement and motivation to the nursing team to ensure that the patient/and their carers remain firmly at the centre of all care delivery.
• Utilise advanced speciality skills to facilitate intervention for patients.

What You'll 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

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• 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.

For informal discussion, please contact Alan Sommerville, Senior Nurse for Medicine, Renal & Associated Specialties on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Stephanie McNeill, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack