Senior Staff Nurse

NHS Scotland; Lochgilphead; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Scotland is seeking a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse for their 16 bedded Acute inpatient Mental Health ward. This full-time role (37 hours per week) offers a unique opportunity to work in a stunning rural area of Argyll and Bute, where you will be responsible for managing shifts and providing comprehensive care. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication skills, a nursing qualification, and the ability to work effectively in teams, ensuring high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• You must have a nursing qualification.
• Experience in mental health care is preferred.
• Ability to manage shifts and be in charge of the ward.

Responsibilities

• Manage the shift as the nurse in charge.
• Provide care in a 16 bedded acute mental health ward.
• Work with community and emergency care practitioners.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to prioritize

Team player

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

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.

3 WTE AVAILABLE

We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to a 16 bedded Acute inpatient Mental Health ward within the rural area of Argyll and Bute.

Working in a remote and rural area like Argyll & Bute, offers a unique opportunity to work within dynamic teams with beautiful scenery, in some of the most beautiful and breath-taking landscapes in the UK.

The ward offers a varied experience within the remit of Mental Health and works well with community and emergency care practitioners.

As a Band 6 you will be expected to have good communication skills, be able to prioritise, work safely and effectively as well as be a team player.

You will be required to manage the shift as the nurse in charge and deputise for the Band 7 when required.

Argyll & Bute offers a wide range of activities within a stunning landscape that would suit both single and families alike. There are the islands of Islay, Mull and Jura that attract visitors from all ages, from the nature lovers to the whisky tasters as well as famous towns of Oban and Inveraray.

These are permanent 37 hours per week posts, worked in accordance with service requirements.

Informal enquiries to: Leslie Mackay, Clinical Service Manager on [e-mail] or Collette Duffy, Senior Charge Nurse on [e-mail].

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

Care and compassion

Dignity and respect

Openness, honesty and responsibility

Quality and teamwork