An exciting development opportunity has arisen to lead our fantastic team within ward 6 Queen Margaret Hospital Dunfermline
Ward 6 has 22 inpatient beds. We provide ongoing Assessment and Rehabilitation for our older population. As part of the multidisciplinary team the post holder will contribute to the delivery of rehabilitative care to support and manage patients through their rehabilitation journey towards discharge planning.
We are looking for a highly motivated, caring and hard-working Registered Nurse to become the Senior Charge Nurse and part of a multidisciplinary team.
The candidate must lead and contribute to the maintenance of clinical standards.
You must demonstrate that you are able to provide clinical leadership and expert advice to the Nursing team, through support, development, supervision and education. Must be able to work collaboratively with all Health and social care partners to deliver against national standards and drive person centred care.
This post requires experience in an elderly or medical setting and the relevant knowledge and skills to lead, motivate and develop staff within the service. A high level of interpersonal, communication and organisational skills are essential.
You must be able to demonstrable evidence of your professional development and be able to provide positive examples.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
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As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, 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. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
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.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.