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Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Please not this post is for a staff member who is Retire and Return policy.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, and have responsibility for the day to day management and leadership of bed management services including supervision and development of junior staff. To provide clinical leadership related to effective bed management, including the delegation of key tasks and development of staff. You will support the effective placement of patients within the appropriate speciality. You will provide support and guidance to staff in relation to sign posting to specialist provision to assist in discharge planning processes. The post holder 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 patient’s journey through the hospital delivers the required care. The post holder will contribute towards service developments and innovations within the service.
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB
- Registered Nurse with at least 5 years post-registration experience, 2 of which were within the speciality
- Educated to/working towards/operating at degree level*
- 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 their own initiative
- Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective time management skills
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by shirley-ann.o'hare@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact jennifer.hughes@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any Worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk
