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At Gartnavel Royal the delivery of safe and effective care is paramount to our philosophy of care. We believe in preserving people's dignity during their stay with us. We also believe in looking after our staffs welfare and we are now keen to recruit Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our in patient mental health clinical teams . You will be expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the context of an inpatient clinical area with responsibility for the assessment of patient care needs and the development and evaluation of programmes of care . You will be expected to carry out all relevant forms of care in partnership with patients, carers and other professionals and in line with agreed standards and clinical policies. Taking charge of the ward and the supervision and teaching of junior staff, both qualified and unqualified will be an important aspect of the role as will be the mentoring of nurses undergoing basic or post-basic training .You will be expected to carry out a range of duties to maintain a safe ward environment. You will be expected to manage difficult clinical situations and will play an important role in maintaining the safety of the environment. The ability to operate as a team player is an essential component to this role. Equally important is the ability to treat people with dignity and respect and to act in a collaborative manner with service users, carers and varying staff groups . You must be a registered mental health nurse or be about to register . Shift work including possible night duty are features of this role.
Informal Contact Brian Main, Senior Charge Nurse 0141 211 3619
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs .