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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 looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Registered General Nurse for the post of Senior Charge Nurse within Ward 4D University Hospital Crosshouse.
Ward 4D is a 30 bedded General Medical Ward which specialises in Endocrinology/Diabetology.
The post will provide an excellent opportunity for you to enhance, embrace and further develop your existing clinical skills.
You will be required to work well under varying degrees of pressure and be able to lead the team through, at times difficult challenges synonymous with a busy fast paced medical ward environment.
You are required to have excellent communication skills and be adaptable to changing situations and communicate accordingly. You are required to have a genuine interest and commitment to enhancing patient safety through audit and education for staff, taking overall responsibility for safe effective patient flow within the ward area and having a recognition of the external pressure with safe patient flow within the hospital as a whole.
You will be committed to lifelong learning as well as developing and delivering a high standard of individualised care to patients in an acute hospital setting.
You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe and respectful way. You should also possess excellent communication and time management skills and be committed to providing a high standard of care in a compassionate and empathetic manner.
Hours: 37.5 per week.
Informal enquiries to Clinical Nurse Manager Vicki Morrison
Telephone: 01563 827548
Applications are welcome from UK, EEA and non-EEA candidates.
As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to produce proof of your EU Settlement status from 1st July 2021 to demonstrate your Right to Work in the United Kingdom. Further information: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families. Existing employees may be asked to provide evidence of their EU Settlement Status from 1st July 2021.