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Overview
Are you passionate about delivering compassionate, person-centred care to older adults? University Hospital Wishaw is seeking dedicated and enthusiastic healthcare professionals to join our new dynamic Frailty Unit. Our Frailty Unit provides specialist multidisciplinary care for older people living with frailty, focusing on early assessment, rehabilitation, and safe discharge planning whilst applying home first principles. We are proud to offer a supportive and innovative environment where staff are empowered to make a real difference in patients’ lives. You will work within a collaborative team, benefit from ongoing professional development, and contribute to service improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
As a valued member of our multidisciplinary team, you will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and evaluation of programmes of care ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients. In the absence of the Senior Charge Nurse, you will have continuing responsibility for the management and clinical leadership of the area including supervision, development and deployment of staff.
About NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lanarkshire serves a population of 652,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. It comprises Acute Services (hospital-based services on three main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, and North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with valid UK NMC Registration
* Post graduate expertise within specialty/area of practice that demonstrates required breadth of knowledge to lead safely, effectively and efficiently
* Further education, evidence of continuous professional development in area including study days, courses, postgraduate qualification
* Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines/standards in speciality as well as specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality
* Leadership skills with an ability work motivate others and work using own initiative
* Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
* Excellent time management skills
* Working knowledge of basic information technology
Looking to find out more?
If you’re ready to be part of a team that values compassion, innovation, and teamwork, we’d love to hear from you.
Please contact Gillian Thomson, Senior Charge Nurse, on Gillian.Thomson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator, on adnan.saddique@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email).
Interviews are expected to be held on 18 or 19 September; however, these dates are subject to change.
Benefits
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service plus 8 days of public holidays.
* Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
* Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
* Occupational health services
* Employee counselling services
* Work-life Balance policies and procedures
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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