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Job reference: 141713
Salary: Band 5 (£30,229 - £37,664)
Job closing date: 16/04/2023
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: University Hospital Wishaw
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 2 X 37.5
Job posted date: 03/04/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
Department: Maternity & Neonates

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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.

We are recruiting 2 full-time Registered Nurses for the Neonatal Unit at the University Hospital Wishaw

The post holder will assist the Senior Charge Midwife or Charge Midwife/Nurse in the overall delivery of high-quality evidence-based family-centred care. The post holder will be involved in providing both individualised patient care and in planning, implementing and evaluating clinical care within all areas of the neonatal unit, ensuring compliance with NHS Lanarkshire’s policy and procedures and maintaining statutory requirements in accordance with the NMC. To provide safe, effective person-centred care.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB

Registered General Nurse/ Sick Children’s Nurse on NMC Register

The post holder will be required to demonstrate 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 kate.boyle@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact tracy.watson@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 interviews may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this  must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence

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 Immigration. 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 Visas and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk


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