Senior Charge Nurse

NHS Scotland; Perth; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a dynamic Senior Charge Nurse to lead the Perth & Kinross Central Vaccination Service. You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the service, ensuring quality and safety standards while delivering vaccination programmes across community clinics, outreach and home visits.

The role requires strong leadership, adaptability and a can-do attitude, working within NHS Tayside’s Public Health Directorate and in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to tackle

Qualifications

• Experience leading a complex vaccination or public health service.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and partners.
• Resilience and adaptability to evolving priorities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the Central Vaccination Service in the Perth &Kinross area, ensuring quality and safety.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team to deliver vaccination programmes as directed by CMO and Scottish Government.
• Provide expert clinical guidance and programme delivery across community clinics, outreach, care homes and home visits.
• Collaborate with public health colleagues and other services to address health inequalities and person-centred care.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Teamwork

Resilience

Job description

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.

The Central Vaccination Service is looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking leader who can lead/manage a complex community-based service to deliver vaccination programmes as instructed by the CMO and Scottish Government. This is a continually evolving service which requires strong leadership and organisational skills, together with a can-do attitude to deliver on local and national priorities.

The successful candidate needs to be resilient, adaptable and a team player, together with assured professional and personal values.

As the Senior Charge Nurse for the Perth & Kinross area, you will be instrumental and responsible for the day to day running of the service, maintaining quality and safety standards within the service delivered.

As part of NHS Tayside’s Public Health Directorate, the Central Vaccination Service plays a key role in health protection and health promotion. In collaboration with other services and through a multidisciplinary approach, the Central Vaccination Service provides expert advice and delivery of all vaccines provided by the NHS. The team deliver a number of vaccination programmes to all ages across Tayside, including in community-based clinics, outreach & rural clinics, as well as in care homes and home visits. With our commitment to person centred care and tackling health inequalities, we have strong links with other community outreach teams and work in collaboration through our inclusivity team.

You will be supported in your role with:

• A tailored induction and training programme for your individual needs
• Leadership and Management training
• An opportunity to join a progressive, supportive leadership team.

Working hours 08:00 – 16:00, Monday to Friday, with Saturday work during Autumn/Winter vaccination campaign

Informal enquiries to:

Louise Wanless, Lead Nurse [e-mail]

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date.
• If you wish to participate in the Job Interview Guarantee Scheme and have been invited to interview, please contact the Hiring Manager as detailed in the advert to discuss any special requirements that you will need to enable you to attend the interview.
• Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately.
• Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments.

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