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About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
The post holder has continuing overall responsibility for Perioperative environments. Is responsible for organisation and management ensuring that appropriate levels of service are provided ensuring safe and effective patient care whilst meeting agreed targets for quality and activity. Critically reviewing all Perioperative procedures and practices in order to improve the patient pathway where necessary through redesign of the service. Facilitating teaching and supervision to students undertaking pre and post registration training and departmental staff.
Please note this is a fixed term post for 6 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
In this key role, you will:
- Be responsible for the management of several Perioperative areas and carry out reviews of the service provision within the area at regular intervals with the Service Manager
- Ensuring maximum utilisation of Perioperative areas by filling any cancelled sessions as they arise and monitoring and reporting utilisation rates on a monthly basis
- To control and monitor the overall budget on behalf of the Service Manager and to identify potential problem areas or scope for change
- To be involved in and contribute to the overall business planning cycle, including the annual budget build and preparation of business cases. Monitoring of performance against targets agreed in the business plan. Identifying and planning for service development
What You'll Bring:
- Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
- Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
- Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
- Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
- A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence. delete if not required
What we Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- NHS discounts and more.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Marianne Stoppard, Senior Nurse on Marianne.stoppard@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Stephanie McNeill, Recruitment Administrator on Stephanie.McNeill@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Interested?
Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application
You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack
Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.