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Perth & Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership
Garry Ward, Murray Royal Hospital
Charge Nurse, Band 6
Salary Scale: £37,831 - £46,100 per annum
Permanent/Full Time
Psychiatry of Old Age Services are looking for an individual with a desire to lead and who is keen to be part of developing an innovative and forward looking service. You will need to be passionate about care of the older adult with mental health needs.
As a Charge Nurse you will exhibit strong leadership and management skills and will influence and develop practice. You will support the Senior Charge Nurse and the nursing team in developing QI work in a Psychiatry of Old Age inpatient setting. Within the Charge Nurse role you will be responsible for leading and managing the day to day work of the nursing team.
The in-patient areas work over 24 hours 7 days per week and there will be a requirement to rotate onto night duty when required and in line with the shift pattern of the area. We have recently changed to a condensed shift pattern working 11.5 hour shifts over a shorter working week.
You must be registered on Sub-part 1: RN3 or Sub-part 2: RN4 of the NMC Register
Informal enquiries to: SCN Gillian McAulay, Garry Ward: 01738 562430
Hours of work are: 37.5hrs Per Week
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.