Senior Charge Nurse Uist Community Nursing Team

NHS Western Isles; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Senior Charge Nurse to lead the Uist Community Nursing Team. This permanent position involves providing clinical leadership and managing a team of District Nurses, Staff Nurses, and Healthcare Assistants. The successful applicant will ensure effective patient care across various settings, including homes and care homes. A registration with the PVG Scheme is required for this role, and the post offers a salary range of £50,861 - £59,159 per annum plus allowances.

Qualifications

• Experienced, highly motivated, and dynamic individual.
• Required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme).

Responsibilities

• Provide overall clinical and professional leadership.
• Operational management of the Uist Community Nursing Team.
• Ensure effective care delivery to patients at home and care homes.

Job description

Senior Charge Nurse

Uist Community Nursing Team

Band 7 £50,861 - £59,159 per annum

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,406 per annum

37 hours per week

Permanent post

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, highly motivated and dynamic person to work within NHS Western Isles as a Community Senior Charge Nurse to lead the Uist Community Nursing Team.

The successful applicant will provide overall clinical, professional leadership and operational management to a team comprised of District Nurses, Staff nurses and Healthcare Assistants.

The post holder will be a clinically visible leader who works closely with the wider nursing and multidisciplinary team to ensure that the delivery of effective and appropriate care is provided to the population within their geographical area including care of patients at home, care homes and CTAC centres.

For further information regarding this post, please contact Murray Graham, Lead Nurse via email at [e-mail].

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website:apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

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CLOSING DATE: 18/12/2025