Senior Charge Nurse/Team Leader - FNC+

NHS Forth Valley; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 42.000 - 55.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual Leave 35 days

Incremental salary progression

Sick leave increasing with service

NHS discounts

Zusammenfassung

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Senior Ward/Department Lead to provide clinical leadership and expert advice to nursing staff within their area of responsibility. You will oversee recruitment, supervision and deployment of unit staff, with 24-hour responsibility for ward/department management.

The role requires a Registered Nurse with NMC registration, degree-level education, and postgraduate expertise in the specialty to ensure the highest standards of patient care and safety.

Qualifikationen

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Educated to degree level or higher.
• Postgraduate expertise in the specialty demonstrates breadth of knowledge to lead safety and efficiency.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the specialty.

Aufgaben

• Assess patient care needs and develop and evaluate care programmes for delivery of high-standard care.
• Manage the clinical environment, including work allocation, deployment and supervision of staff.
• Provide leadership and motivation to the nursing team, keeping the patient and carers at the centre of care.
• Utilise advanced specialty skills to facilitate interventions for patients.

Kenntnisse

NMC Registration

Leadership

Clinical guidelines knowledge

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or higher

Postgraduate specialty expertise

Jobbeschreibung

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.

Duties may vary with the type of ward/department and the degree of patient dependency.

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

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• 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 Bernie Harvie, Senior Charge Nurse on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Jessica Murphy, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

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Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, righttowork requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

Reference: 261559

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 19/11/2026