Team Leader/Senior Charge Nurse or Practitioner

NHS National Services Scotland; Shotts; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension

Salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a First Level Registered Nurse to lead a defined team and deliver high-quality patient care 24/7 across mental health and learning disability settings. You will supervise nursing staff, assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, and ensure compassionate, safe clinical delivery.

In this key role you will delegate appropriately, maintain high standards of nursing records, and provide clinical leadership within the speciality.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level.
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice demonstrating leadership.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, and provide direct patient-centred treatment.
• Delegate clinical work to nursing staff appropriate to skill and grade.
• Maintain nursing records in accordance with NMC and organisational standards.

Skills

NMC Registration

Degree level education

Leadership in nursing

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent

Postgraduate specialization

Job description

About The Organisation

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

First level registered nurse, managing all trained and untrained nursing staff within a defined team responsible for the delivery of nursing care to a high standard. Carry overall responsibility for the supervision and management of nursing staff and clinical care delivered on an ongoing basis (continuous responsibility 24/ 7).

In this key role, you will:

• Responsible for assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care, and providing direct patient centred treatment and nursing care, within the clinical fields of mental health/learning disabilities.
• Responsible for delegation of clinical work to nursing staff appropriate to skill and grade.
• Ensure all patients’ needs are identified/met through the implementation of the nursing process.
• Maintain nursing records in accordance with Nursing & Midwifery Council and organisational standards.

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.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within 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
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• 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 Nicola Kelly, Interim Service Manager on [e-mail].