Senior Nurse Lead – Clinical Practice & Strategy

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Netherton; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Salary progression

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a senior nursing leader to drive professional leadership, governance, and clinical excellence across nursing services. The role emphasizes audit, research, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care and service quality.

You will supervise designated services, contribute to workforce development, and ensure alignment with national nursing policy and service redesign initiatives. Requires NMC registration and Masters-level education.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards Masters Level.
• Knowledge of NHS Scotland Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and expert advice within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Lead development and implementation of clinical audit and research.
• Ensure nursing strategy aligns with service redesign/modernisation and partnerships.
• Provide education and support for staff development and on-call leadership.

Skills

Leadership

NMC Registration

Clinical governance

Audit & research

Education

Masters level (education)

Job description

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a senior nursing leader to drive professional leadership, governance, and clinical excellence across nursing services. The role emphasizes audit, research, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care and service quality.

You will supervise designated services, contribute to workforce development, and ensure alignment with national nursing policy and service redesign initiatives. Requires NMC registration and Masters-level education.