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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Nurse for the Surgical Care Division. The post holder will form part of a triumvirate collective leadership model with a portfolio for the Specialist Surgery Clinical Care Group, and will provide a focus on the nursing contribution to ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence.
The Specialist Surgery Clinical Care Group encompasses a range of services, working across the three Acute Hospital Sites in NHS Tayside: Ninewells Hospital, Perth Royal Infirmary and Stracathro Regional Treatment Centre and works in a single system with secondary care colleagues, Health and Social Care Partnerships, Primary Care Services and other partner organisations to provide health care services.
The Clinical Care Group Triumvirate actively engages in and supports collegiate working across the whole organisation with visible leadership and management of services on a Pan-Tayside basis to promote safe integrated patient pathways and efficient and effective use of resources.
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 Lead 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.
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 enjoy working in a challenging environment. Applicants must be committed to improving the quality of clinical services and to motivating and developing staff to enable them to respond to dynamically to change.
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:
Audrey Warden, Associate Director Hospital Services, Ninewells Hospital via email audrey.warden@nhs.scot
Anne Couser, Deputy Associate Nurse Director via email anne.couser@nhs.scot
Hours of work are: 37.5 predominantly Monday to Friday
NHS Tayside is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.