Senior Charge Nurse

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Scotland; On-site; CLP 40,575,000 - 53,255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Incremental salary progression

Sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide clinical leadership and expert advice to nursing staff. The post holder will have 24-hour responsibility for ward/department management and will rotate to cover the Directorate or Hospital as needed.

The role includes assessing care needs, developing and evaluating care programmes, and ensuring delivery of high-quality patient care in line with clinical guidelines and standards.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and pin.
• Experience or training at degree level or higher in nursing leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to lead clinical teams and direct care delivery.
• Familiarity with clinical guidelines and standards within nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and expert advice to nursing staff within area of responsibility.
• Oversee recruitment, supervision, development and deployment of unit staff.
• Ensure 24-hour responsibility for ward/department management and rotation as needed.
• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

Skills

Registered Nurse

NMC Registration

Leadership

Education

Degree in Nursing

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

• 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]