Senior Charge Nurse Admin Assistant

Nhs Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Ayrshire & Arran is seeking a Senior Charge Nurse assistant for the Trauma and Orthopaedics department at University Hospital Crosshouse. The role covers bed holding areas 2A and 2B and involves providing administrative support to the senior charge nurse to ensure high-quality care.

You will work 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, in a permanent post with a focus on teamwork, communication, and efficient ward administration.

Qualifications

• You will be organised with excellent communication skills.
• You can demonstrate the ability to work well in a team.
• You have good knowledge of software packages and typing skills.
• Experience in a busy NHS environment and understanding of inter-disciplinary networks is advantageous.
• You can work unsupervised using your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the senior charge nurse to maintain ward visibility and care standards.
• Ensure effective communication within the ward team and support ward objectives.
• Assist in leadership of the ward through proactive administrative tasks.

Skills

Organised

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Typing skills

NHS experience

Initiative

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

University Hospital Crosshouse

NHS Scotland:

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.

Who we are:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran are one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran, we are committed to a culture that is Caring, Safe, and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

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Position:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Senior Charge Nurse (SCN) assistant within our Trauma and Orthopaedics department based at University Hospital Crosshouse. This post will cover 2 bed holding areas ward 2A and 2B within the orthopaedic trauma department.

Hours:

36 hours per week.

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

This post is offered on a permanent basis.

What you will do:

You will provide administrative support to the senior charge nurse this allows the senior charge nurse to be visible within the ward area, ensuring a high level of care is provided and safe, effective practice is delivered through visible role modelling.

You will provide a proactive and effective administration and admin support thus supporting the effective professional leadership of the ward, ensuring effective communication from and within the ward team. Contributing to the team objectives through delivery of effective administrative support.

Knowledge, training and/or experience required for this post:

You will be organised and has excellent communication skills and can demonstrate being able to work well in a team.

You will have a good level of knowledge of software packages and good key board skills with proven typing experience.

Experience of working in a busy NHS environment and understanding of NHS inter-disciplinary networks would be advantageous. You will have the ability to work unsupervised, using own your own initiative.

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Please note that we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once enough applications are received.

Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. Late applications will not be accepted.

RIGHT TO WORK / CERTIFICATES OF SPONSORSHIP

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. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found within the attached Candidate Information Pack.

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.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran may be able to offer visa sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. When considering if a post meets the salary threshold for sponsorship, please note the salary advertised is based on a full-time contract and must be pro-rated for part-time positions. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for Band 2 posts or bank contracts.

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