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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.
An opportunity has arisen for a full and part time vacancies within PICU for a Band 5 Staff Nurse. Previous PICU experience desirable although not essential as training will be offered to successful candidate. Critical Care is a 22-bedded unit caring for a variety of patients including emergency and elective surgery, cardiac services, orthopaedics, trauma, general medical, oncology, ENT, neurology and neurosurgery, and plastic surgery with responsibility for lead service provision throughout Scotland, and referrals from other centres and Europe. As part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and/or the implementation and evaluation for these programmes, ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients. MINIMUM REQ. Part 8 or 15 on NMC register. Part 1 on NMC register must be competent in looking after adult ICU patients. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential to become part of the Multi Disciplinary Team. Candidates must be educated at Degree level with child or adult branch and have an interest in critical care nursing.
There are permanent and fixed term posts for 12 months and 9 months available with this vacancy. Please put into your application which posts or post you would like to apply for. The full time post is for 37.5 hours and the part time hours are 22.5, 28.13, 33.75.
Informal Contact: Liane McPherson, Designated SCN, Tel No: 0141 452 4847 or Nikki Spence, Senior Charge Nurse, Tel No: 0141 452 4847
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
In order to apply for this position you must have a Live PIN with the NMC.