Unit Senior Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Annual Leave 35 days

Professional development

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a professional nursing leader to oversee clinical governance across assigned services. You will provide expert guidance within a multi-disciplinary team and drive audit and research initiatives to improve patient care.

The role requires an NMC-registered nurse, a Master's-level qualification, and experience in nursing leadership; a full UK driving licence is essential. You will be accountable for your practice and support service managers across Lanarkshire.

Qualifications

• NMC-registered nurse with current registration.
• Masters level education or working towards.
• Experience in nursing leadership and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing and clinical leadership across services.
• Lead development and implementation of clinical audit and research.
• Support strategic planning and decision making to meet service goals.
• Oversee operational line management for designated services.

Skills

NMC Registration

Nursing Leadership

Masters Education

Clinical Governance

Education

Masters Degree

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

• Professional and clinical lead for all nursing services, within area of responsibility and designated nursing profession specific lead (i.e. Public Health, Long-term Conditions, Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing) as required across NHS Lanarkshire.
• Expert practitioner, providing professional leadership, support and advice within the multi-disciplinary team across NHS Lanarkshire to ensure high standards of nursing care.
• Lead the development and implementation of a programme of clinical audit and research activity within the context of clinical governance.

In this key role, you will:

• Provide professional nursing and clinical advice in support of the Associate Director of Nursing, Unit General Manager, Associate Medical Director, Clinical Directors and Service Managers.
• Assist in planning, priority setting and decision making to ensure that patient care and organisational goals are met.
• Contribute to the development of strategies and action plans to support and meet changing operational service requirements.
• Assess, appraise and critically apply the evidence-base for Clinical Practice.
• Be wholly accountable for his/her own nursing practice and take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve the knowledge, skills and values required for safe and effective practice.
• Provide operational line management responsibility for designated Lanarkshire wide services e.g. palliative care, mental health practice development

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level
• Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland's Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework
• Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

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 Debi Robertson, Deputy Associate Nurse Director on [e-mail]

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