Charge Nurse

Job Description

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced registered mental health nurse (RMN) to become part of the nursing ward management team within Ward 4, Queen Margaret Hospital.

Ward 4 is an 18 bed mixed sex ward, providing ongoing assessment to older adults with organic mental illness.

Responsibilities

You will be confident in dealing with a wide range of clinical situations and supporting team members and associated professionals to provide the best care to service users and optimise teamwork within the ward.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate leadership skills with significant experience of working within adult mental health in patient services. The successful applicant will be self motivated and committed to person centred care, professional development and quality improvement.

Qualifications

Applicants should be educated to degree level or have equivalent skill gained through experience.

Experience of leadership within adult mental health is essential.

Applicants must become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.

Working conditions

We offer flexible working and family friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates and those with long term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Legal requirement to work in the United Kingdom

To work in the United Kingdom, you must demonstrate that you have the relevant permission to work in the country, which is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. As part of the pre employment checks, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre settled status. If you are unsure of the route, please refer to the GOV.UK website.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

Application

For further information and informal enquiries please contact Tracy Mcewan, Interim Lead Nurse, at or Jamie Hinley at .

Equality and diversity

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among its workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.