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We have an exciting opportunity for a 2 Band 6 Charge Nurses to join our enthusiastic, forward thinking surgical nursing team within Surgical Receiving at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. One Full time (37.5 hours) and one Part time (34.5 hours =0.9)
Do you want to work in an interesting surgical ward environment where you can gain experience and skills in a variety of general surgical specialties? Do you have a particular interest in working in a fast paced receiving unit? Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI) is a tertiary referral centre where you will encounter patients requiring complex pancreatic, colorectal, upper GI, bariatric and sarcoma surgery who can be referred in from surrounding health boards throughout Scotland as well as emergency surgical referrals. You will have the opportunity to work with an interesting patient population unique to GRI and work with a dedicated nutrition team who manage patients with intestinal failure requiring PN (Parenteral Nutrition) and Enteral Nutrition. This patient population allow surgical wards in Glasgow Royal Infirmary to provide the nursing team with diverse development prospects and this is an excellent opportunity to develop knowledge and skills within a surgical receiving environment. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced nurses, clinical nurse specialists and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide essential nursing care to this patient population. We have five surgical wards, two 30 bed wards (ward 63 and 64) and a 12 bed Elective Surgical Ward and 65 (30 beds) and 66 (31 beds) which are surgical receiving wards. The speciality of the unit creates an environment where you can feel proud to provide a high standard of care to the patients and this role is perfect for a motivated nurse with an interest in the surgical specialities. As part of the team you will have responsibility for assessment, delivery and supervision of all care needs within the receiving unit. You will be expected to lead the nursing team and co-ordinate the unit as the deputy to the Senior Charge nurse. You will provide clinical leadership for the assessment of patient needs, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care which are evidence based. A high degree of clinical expertise will be evident with the ability to work to high clinical standards in this fast based environment. You are required to be flexible, forward thinking and able to work effectively within a changing and dynamic environment. It is essential that you are currently a Registered Nurse with the NMC and that you have substantial post registration experience with some of that experience being within the speciality.
Informal Contact: Suzanne McDonald, Senior Charge Nurse, Tel No: 0141 201 5800
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs .
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