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Chief Nurse – Care Homes and Primary Care
Full Time, Permanent
Band 8c
Salary Scale £72,792 to £78,452 pa
(*Salary and band are indicative only and are subject to Agenda for Change job evaluation)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and innovative Chief Nurse for our Care homes and Primary Care services.
You will be accountable for the provision of nursing leadership, providing support and guidance within the care home/ care at home sectors and primary care services.
Within this context the post holder will lead on Nursing Care Governance, Standards of Practice and Professional Governance for all Registered and Unregistered Nurses within their portfolio. The Chief Nurse will ensure that nursing care recognises the uniqueness of the individual and their care needs, and ensure that nursing care is safe, contemporary, person centred and maximises the involvement of patients and carers of the individual.
You will provide strategic Nursing direction to your teams who are currently spread across 3 Health and Social Care Partnerships and Primary Care Settings.
The main duties and responsibilities fall under the following key categories: person centred care; clinical and professional leadership; promoting a culture of team work, communication and collaboration; quality improvement, research and practice development; continual professional development; safe, effective and reliable care; workforce and staff governance. These aims reflect NHS Tayside’s key values: care and compassion; dignity and respect; openness, honesty and responsibility; and quality and teamwork.
We are looking for an individual who will work in a challenging environment, champions new initiatives and stimulates others to develop innovative ideas and improvements.
You must be able to evidence success in leading and managing change, managing staff, clinical services and budgets. Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills are essential.
The post holder must be a Registered Nurse with post registration experience gained in a variety of nursing environments to a level of seniority commensurate with this post.
Additionally, professional knowledge acquired through degree level education and supplemented by specialist training or experience and education to Masters Level with a formal qualification (or evidence of experiential learning commensurate with Masters level study) is required.
Informal enquiries to: Claire Pearce, Executive Nurse Director claire.pearce@nhs.scot
Hours of work are: 37.5
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly including your junk/ spam folder.