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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior nurse to join the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) nursing team in the role of Operational Lead Nurse supporting the Central Partnership Management Team.
Hours of work will be 37.5 hours per week over 5 days, Monday to Friday with weekend on – call requirements on a rotational basis.
The post holder will work collaboratively to provide clinical and professional nursing leadership and support for the delivery of clinical services by ensuring that robust systems, policies, procedures, professional guidance, standards, training and education strategies are in place.
This post will be based in Central Aberdeenshire covering the Garioch and Formartine nursing teams but will also support hosted services nursing teams as well as leading on projects and focused pieces of work.
The Operational Lead Nurse will work under the direction and professional leadership of the AHSCP Chief Nurse, taking responsibility for the standard of nursing practice across core nursing teams working alongside and supporting Partnership Managers and Location Managers as the Line Managers of the nursing teams. This will include a range of hospital, community, social and domestic settings with a particular focus on the provision of professional workforce standards and safe, quality care.
In addition the post holder will provide the HSCP with appropriate Professional Nursing advice, guidance and leadership to inform decision making, planning, strategic and risk management and maintain expertise in clinical nursing practice, acting as hands on clinical expert in the field.
Applicants will be a Registered Nurse, educated to degree level or equivalent, with experience working recently in a leadership clinical role and have the ability to work autonomously.
For informal enquiries please contact Mrs Ali McGruther, Aberdeenshire Chief Nurse
alison.mcgruther@nhs.scot, 07970-743928.
Interviews will be held 10 June 2022.