Senior Charge Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Dunfermline seeks an experienced Senior Charge Nurse to lead the nursing team within the Clinical Intervention Unit. The ideal candidate will have substantial Charge Nurse experience, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to providing safe, effective, and person-centred care. You will work closely with the Clinical Nurse Manager to raise clinical standards and contribute to NHS Fife's organizational goals. Flexible working options and a commitment to equality and diversity are supported within NHS Scotland.

Benefits

Flexible working policies

Support for disabled candidates

Qualifications

• Significant Band 6 Charge Nurse experience is essential.
• Ability to inspire and motivate a nursing team.
• Passion for providing safe, person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing team within the Clinical Intervention Unit.
• Deliver high standards of nursing care.
• Manage and develop the performance of the nursing team.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Clinical leadership

Motivational skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and dynamic experienced Registered Nurse to work alongside the current Senior Charge Nurse to lead the nursing team within the Clinical Intervention Unit at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Charge Nurse, you will be committed to continuous professional development and possess strong communication and organisational skills with the ability to apply these effectively in a dynamic environment. As an experienced leader, you will provide strong clinical, theoretical and practical leadership to the nursing team. You will provide a high standard of nursing care and be able to demonstrate that you can deliver change through effective visible clinical leadership.

Candidates will have significant Band 6 Charge Nurse experience. They will be able to evidence their ability to inspire and motivate the team and have a passion for providing safe, highly effective, person centred care. As a Senior Charge Nurse, you should also manage and develop the performance of the dedicated nursing team and contribute to the delivery of NHS Fife’s organisational objectives.

This role is pivotal in raising clinical standards of care for patients and managing local and national agendas and as such, you will work very closely with the Clinical Nurse Manager to deliver the key aspects of these agendas. You will also contribute to the wider site by supporting with the Duty Charge Nurse role.

Contact

All informal enquiries should be made directly to Dale Simpson, Clinical Nurse Manager, Medical Directorate on 01592 643355 ext 28248 or [e-mail].

UK Work Permit and Visa Requirements

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

Equality and Diversity

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.