NS262316 Senior Staff Nurse

NHS Scotland; Aberdeen; On-site; ZAR 691,000 - 936,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Nurse to join Ward 103 - Short Stay Medical/Toxicology Ward. The successful candidate will assist the Senior Charge Nurse in managing a diverse clinical environment and delivering high-quality, patient-focused care across acute medical cases in Aberdeen.

Excellent organisational, communication, leadership and team-working skills are essential, along with extensive post-registration acute experience.

Qualifications

• Extensive post registration experience in the acute setting is essential.
• Previous experience as Band 6 is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Charge Nurse in the effective management of Ward 103 - Short Stay Medical/Toxicology Ward.
• Provide high-quality, person-centred care for a range of acute medical patients including high dependency and self-caring individuals.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Team working

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Staff Nurse to join Ward 103 - Short Stay Medical/Toxicology Ward

You will assist the Senior Charge Nurse in the effective management of our diverse environment, providing a variety of services for diagnosis and management of all types of acute medical patients. The diversity is such that the range is from acute admissions requiring high dependency nursing care to self-caring individuals.

The successful candidate will be hard working, have excellent organisational, communication, leadership and team working skills.

Extensive post registration experience in the acute setting is essential

Previous experience as Band 6 is highly desirable.

The candidate must be flexible and adaptable in their approach to work, demonstrate a commitment to their own and the teams continuing professional development and the delivery of high quality person centred, safe and effective care.

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.

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