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Are you looking for a new challenge, are you keen to work in a collaborative way to deliver care differently to the frail older population? If so, we need you!!
We are recruiting 2 Senior Charge Nurses for our Frailty pathway.
Our Geriatric Assessment Unit based in ward 102, ARI is a busy 25 bedded unit with patients being admitted throughout the 24 hour period 7 days a week from community GPs and via emergency department as unscheduled care presentations with varying degrees of decompensated frailty.
Rosewell House is a 60 bedded Integrated Intermediate care facility. This is a new and exciting service which will operate step up, step down and rehabilitation beds; MDT led and working collaboratively with Secondary, Primary and community care. We work closely as a multi-disciplinary team working alongside and in collaboration with our Bon Accord Care colleagues to deliver enablement care in a more homely setting.
This is the perfect time to join our team and requires 2 Senior Charge Nurses that are innovative, enthusiastic, adaptable to change and keen to support care delivery in a different way to the traditional nursing model. We are looking for Senior Charge Nurses to be in this pivotal role who are ready for an exciting challenge and to help us create the conditions for ongoing change and innovation across the pathway.
You will have ideally have worked in a SCN position or held a Senior Staff Nurse post and be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the SCN role from a leadership and managerial perspective. As a role model, you will be able to demonstrate high quality leadership and change management skills in relation to team motivation, delivering on day to day service requirements, redesign and quality improvement and be able to provide expert professional clinical advice.
If this is you and are keen to find out more information, please contact Fiona Forbes Nurse Manager fiona.forbes5@nhs.scot 01224 556616