Senior Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Emergency Department in RHC as a band 6 senior staff nurse. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential to this role. The department is a fast paced busy department delivering care to a diverse group of patients and their families. The role will include working within a team in several areas within the department including Triage, Minors Majors and Resuscitation. Medication administrations including oral and intra venous will be a large part of the job as well as looking after medical, surgical, orthopaedic and several other speciality patients with an extensive range of illnesses. Undertaking the nurse in charge role to oversee and support a team of staff looking after a group of patients with varying degrees of dependency.

The role also includes coordinating the department in the absence of the band 7 attending huddles and touchpoints with the senior management team. Managerial tasks will also be an integral part of this role to assist the wider senior nursing team. Teaching will be provided to allow completion of all learning needs and contracts essential to this role.

You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Location based in Royal Hospital for Children
• Permanent Contract
• Full-time position (37 hours per week)
• Shift pattern for this post includes days/nights

Key responsibilities:

• To supervise and manage nursing staff within the clinical area to ensure that patient needs are assessed, care planned, implemented and evaluated, and that there is consultation and involvement of patient/carers.
• Responsible for maintaining patient records within agreed standards and ensuring high quality record keeping within area of responsibility.
• Develops specialised programmes of care/care packages and provides highly specialised advice concerning the treatment of complex patients groups.
• To provide an expert knowledge base, understanding and clinical competence ensuring others maintain a high standard of patient care.
• To effectively and efficiently manage the use of the nursing resource to ensure that appropriate skill mix is maintained at all times.
• Provide support and teaching for junior colleagues. Providing appropriate supervision.
• Awareness of budgetary control and monitoring of the ward budget which ensures provision of a high quality and cost effective service.
• Workload is determined by the needs of the service. The post holder will be responsible to the senior charge nurse for clinical guidance and professional management, work review and formal appraisal of performance.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

Essential:

• Part 8 or 15 NMC Register RN or RSCN Educated to degree level or working towards it
• Appropriate post registration experience at Band 5 in an acute setting
• Good Interpersonal and communication skills
• Good report writing skills
• Good organisational skills
• Motivated to learn and develop practice within paediatric

Desirable:

• Knowledge of how to use computer office packages

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Wendy Lundy, DSCN, On 01414524583 or email Wendy.Lundy@nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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