Job Advert
Please note this is a Full Time, Permanent Post (37.5 hrs)
We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our Frailty Assessment Unit, based at University Hospital Monklands .
The successful candidate will 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. The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and may be required to demonstrate procedures to and supervise registered and/or unregistered staff, as well as student nurses.
The Frailty Assessment Unit is a 24 bedded ward which is used to take patients directly from Accident and Emergency. The successful candidate will carry out comprehensive geriatric assessment of patients identifying Medical, Psychosocial and Functional Limitations of an elderly person. The post holder will develop a coordinated plan for the patients return home or make the decision for the patient to remain in hospital, in one of the cote wards.
Please note the successful candidate must:
- Be a Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
Knowledge, training and / or / experience required to do the job:
- Excellent Team Working skills with the ability to work using own initiative
- Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent time management skills
- Working knowledge of basic information technology
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Kenneth Watt on 01698 753471 or at Kenneth.Watt@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact Devon.Westwater@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. 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.
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