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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern is 12 hour night shifts and weekend days, 3-4 per week (37.5 hours).
This is a Fixed term post for 12 months.
An exciting full time opportunity has arisen within the out of hours Clinical Nurse Coordinator Team at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. We would like to invite applicants to join our team of senior nurses. It is a perfect opportunity for a skilled Registered Nursing Practitioner who would like to broaden their scope of practice to whole hospital working.
This is a very challenging role with many competing priorities and responsibilities. It requires someone who has a good knowledge of policy with sound decision making skills, is flexible, responsive, clinically knowledgeable and works well under pressure. As a team, we are looking for someone who is considered to be a professional leader, who communicates effectively across the multidisciplinary team and is clinically skilled with management experience.
While this post is based within North Sector at GRI, the post-holder may be required to work across all acute adult inpatient hospital sites within Glasgow.
The role encompasses all aspects of site, bed, patient flow and resource management during the out of hours period and provides leadership around ‘Hospital at Night’. In addition, the post-holder will be a first responder to all alerts across the hospital site.
Educated to degree level, you must be a first level Registered Nurse with a minimum of 5 years clinical nursing experience. 2 years of which should clearly demonstrate management experience. You will be IT literate, up to date with all Corporate Nurse Training requirements and be competent in the Administration of Medicines via the IV route; Venepuncture and Cannulation; ILS; Conflict Management or willing to undertake training and maintain competence.
We welcome informal visits.
Informal Contact: Anna Syme, 0141 451 5161, Anna.syme@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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