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You will be a line manager for the nursing team and will have responsibility for registered and unregistered staff within ward/department and you will be responsible for ensuring that standards of practice are maintained, reviewed and continuously developed. Another duty you will have is to oversee that staff deliver safe, effective, patient-centred, efficient, timely and equitable care within their scope of practice as part of the healthcare team.
You will have 24 hour continuing responsibility for your ward/department and will provide clinical leadership to the nursing team to ensure safe and effective clinical practice, enhance the patient’s experience of care ensure ongoing monitoring and compliance of Care Assurance & Accreditation Standards, manage and develop the performance of the team, Contribute to the delivery of the organisations objectives, ensure Healthcare Associated Infections and key performance indicators are applied to all ward teams e.g. hand hygiene audits, environmental ward audits, ensure the culture, values, behaviours and skills set within the clinical environment meets a consistently high standard and ensure promotion and implementation of the equality and diversity agenda as well as the implementation of the Inequalities Sensitive Practice(ISP) and links with health inequalities are actioned and taken forward.
Effective management and prioritisation of competing demands within an unpredictable environment is a requirement of you and balancing the demands of all stakeholders to provide a safe, effective, efficient, patient-centred, timely and equitable service as well as deputising in the absence of the Lead Nurse to ensure effective management of physical, human and financial resources and standards of care in the clinical area. It is essential that you are a registered nurse with the NMC. Ideally you should have Substantial experience within relevant area and/or demonstrate expert clinical and professional practice developed through experience and theoretical knowledge. Ability to maintain professional and personal credibility across all staff groups. Evidence of values based approach to care-giving as encompassed by the NMC code 10 and Essential Shared Capabilities. Evidence of caring, compassionate approach to patients, relatives and carers. Ability to lead teams, lead practice and continuous professional development, work effectively as part of a multi-professional / multi-agency team. Personal motivation and enthusiasm for the development of nursing, patient care and the enhancement of the patients experience of care. Successful completion the Cleanliness Champions Programme.
The Shift Pattern for this role will be 7.5 hours per shift.
Informal Contact: Isabel Traynor, Lead Nurse Tel No: 0141 211 4162 - isabel.traynor@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.