Senior Charge Nurse - Medical Specialties

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Annual leave 27 days + holidays

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is seeking a Senior Charge Nurse for Ward 5 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. This pivotal leadership role provides clinical leadership, ensuring safe, high-quality, person-centred care while guiding nursing staff and promoting teamwork across the ward and multidisciplinary teams.

The post involves rotational shift patterns, permanent full-time hours (36) and an emphasis on staff development, recruitment, and adherence to care standards.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical leadership skills.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.
• Ability to analyse complex situations and make sound clinical decisions.
• Knowledge of NHSGGC Care Assurance Standards and best practice principles.
• Commitment to staff development and education.
• Ability to create and support learning opportunities for all staff.
• Understanding of workforce management, including recruitment and supervision.
• Knowledge of safe, effective, person-centred care delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and expert advice to nursing staff.
• Promote teamwork across the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate critical analysis and effective decision-making skills.
• Lead recruitment, supervision, development, and deployment of ward staff.
• Ensure safe, effective, and efficient person-centred care.
• Work closely with ward multidisciplinary teams and the senior management team.
• Maintain compliance with NHSGGC Care Assurance Standards.
• Support and deliver nursing strategies within the ward environment.
• Ensure continuous delivery of high-quality patient care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical decision-making

Workforce recruitment & supervision

Staff development & education

Person-centred care

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Charge Nurse within Ward 5 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. This key leadership role is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, high‑quality, person‑centred care while providing clinical leadership and expert guidance to nursing staff. The successful candidate will promote teamwork within a multidisciplinary environment, contribute to nursing strategy delivery, and lead the ongoing development of services and staff within the ward.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) may be able to provide visa sponsorship for certain roles, subject to the post meeting the relevant eligibility criteria. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis following interview and during the pre‑employment verification process. Applicants must state their current right to work in their application.

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Skilled Worker visa and Health and Care Worker visa

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

Permanent, full‑time 36 hours per week

Shift pattern: Rotational

Base location: Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and expert advice to nursing staff.
• Promote teamwork across the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate critical analysis and effective decision‑making skills.
• Lead recruitment, supervision, development, and deployment of ward staff.
• Ensure safe, effective, and efficient person‑centred care.
• Work closely with ward multidisciplinary teams and the senior management team.
• Maintain compliance with NHSGGC Care Assurance Standards.
• Support and deliver nursing strategies within the ward environment.
• Ensure continuous delivery of high-quality patient care.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Strong clinical leadership skills.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.
• Ability to analyse complex situations and make sound clinical decisions.
• Knowledge of NHSGGC Care Assurance Standards and best practice principles.
• Commitment to staff development and education.
• Ability to create and support learning opportunities for all staff.
• Understanding of workforce management, including recruitment and supervision.
• Knowledge of safe, effective, person‑centred care delivery.

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e‑learning and classroom‑based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact

Anna Syme, Lead Nurse – [e-mail] – 0141 451 5161

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

Information for candidates

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