We are looking to recruit a Senior Charge Nurse/Team Leader to join the Surgical Receiving Ward at University Hospital Wishaw.
The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership and expert advice to all nursing staff, in the delivery of care within their area of responsibility, including recruitment, supervision, development and deployment of unit staff.
The post holder will have continual 24-hour responsibility for the management of the ward/department and will undertake regular rotational cover of the Directorate or Hospital.
The Senior Charge Nurse/Team Leader will:
* Deal with clinical issues and immediate management issues.
* Deploy staff as appropriate.
* Be responsible for the 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.
Contract Type / Shift Pattern
Band 7 / Fixed-term or Secondment - 6 months / Full Time / 37 hours
What we'll need you to 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 safely, 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.
* Management qualification or equivalent gained through experience and continuous professional development.
* Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification.
* The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative.
* Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
It would be good if you also had:
* Post registration qualification or completion of training in leadership and quality improvement.
* Extensive experience within a Surgical or critical care specialty.
* Previous experience within a critical care or high dependency unit.
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email.
Further Information:
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description.
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