257768-Charge Nurse

NHS Scotland; Munster; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS Pension

Salary progression

Sick leave

Discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Charge Nurse within the Addiction Recovery Team. You will manage a defined caseload, plan and deliver high-quality nursing care, and supervise junior staff within a multidisciplinary setting.

The post emphasises safe practice, MDT collaboration, and ongoing professional development. The role offers opportunities to contribute to service development across Scotland, with regular supervision and engagement in MDTs and joint work.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
• Educated to degree level in nursing.
• Postgraduate expertise in the speciality demonstrating breadth to lead safety and service delivery.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards in the specialty.
• Leadership skills to manage day-to-day service delivery.
• Commitment to CPD and continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Be case load holder and manager for a defined group of clients.
• Assess needs, plan person-centred care, deliver high standards of nursing care.
• Provide clinical supervision for delegated aspects of care by junior staff.
• Advise on care and treatment in non-mental health settings when needed.
• Support team leader in coordinating and monitoring effective nursing care.

Skills

NMC Registration

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Person-centred care

Nursing process

Education

Bachelor/degree level nursing

Mental health training

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

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Addiction Recovery Team across North Lanarkshire. The team is based across 6 sites. The team is multi-disciplinary in nature and also includes social workers, social care workers, Psychiatry, Nursing and Occupational Therapy.

ART works directly with adults and their families/carers who have Addiction issues and complex needs.

The Service will be undertaking a whole systems review to ensure we continue to evolve to match the aspirations of the Scottish Government. MAT standards and you will be integral to ensuring standards are maintained.

The service offers innovative treatment to people living in the community wherever possible and is able to offer intensive treatment for time limited periods where required.

The team also has a role to support partner agencies including working alongside justice, adult services and children and families. You will be offered regular supervision, partake in MDTs and joint working.

The team undertakes considerable service development work which the post holder will have the opportunity to contribute to, in addition to participation in areas of work both for your own interest and professional development.

This is an exciting time to work in the Addiction Recovery Team with the developments across Scotland.

Applicants must possess a full valid driving license, be a Mental health trained Nurse and registered with NMC.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

In This Key Role, You Will

• The principle role of the charge nurse is to be case load holder / case manager to a defined group of clients / patients and carry ongoing responsibility for the assessment of needs, planning of person centred care, and delivery of high standards of nursing care, providing clinical supervision for any delegated aspects of the care and treatment delivered by junior team members through the framework of the Nursing Process
• Responsible for ensuring delegated aspects of the nursing process are within the scope and range and competencies of the post / post holder they are delegated to.
• Provision of advice and consultation on care and treatment of patients with mental disorder presenting to non mental health services such as A&E, primary care and within other clinical settings, initiating care pathways as appropriate
• Assist and support the team leader / senior charge nurse or practitioner in the management, co-ordination, delivery and monitoring of effective, efficient and high quality nursing care within the defined setting

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.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• 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.
• Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification

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 Iain Sharkey , Service Manager on [e-mail]

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