The Role
We are looking to recruit a Registered Nurse to join theritical Care Unit/Medical High Dependency Unit at University Hospital Wishaw!
The Registered Nurse will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and/or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients.
The nurse is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and may be required to demonstrate procedures and supervise registered and/or unregistered staff, as well as student nurses.
* Candidate applying must have valid UK NMC pin *
Contract type
Band 5 / 1 year - fixed term / Full Time / 37 hours / Monday - Friday
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
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.
Why join NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire benefits include:
1. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service (pro-rata for part time staff)
2. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
3. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
4. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
5. Occupational health services
6. Employee Counselling services
7. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
What we'll need you to bring
8. Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
9. The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent team working skills with the ability to work using own initiative
10. Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
11. Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
12. Excellent time management skills
13. Working knowledge of basic information technology
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, please see job description and person specification.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .