University Hospital Wishaw
The Role
Exciting Opportunity to Join a Dynamic and Innovative Team in Lanarkshire!
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care? Were looking for motivated and forward-thinking professionals to join our multidisciplinary team within Perioperative and Surgical Services across NHS Lanarkshire.
This is your chance to be part of a pioneering service that ensures patients are fully prepared for surgery through enhanced pathways including PREPS (Preoperative Preparation Services) and ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery). Youll work collaboratively with a range of healthcare professionals to optimise patient outcomes and transform surgical care.
Join us in shaping the future of perioperative carewhere innovation, teamwork, and excellence come together to make a real difference.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
1. Registered Nurse or AHP with valid NMC / HCPC Registration
2. Educated to Degree Level
3. Post graduate qualification at a minimum of Level 10 (Hons) or working towards
4. Expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
5. Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
6. 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 / area of practice
7. Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery.
8. Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
9. The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
10. Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
11. Effective time management skills
12. Working knowledge of basic information technology This may include non-medical prescribing where there is a requirement for this within the specialism and legal framework to enable this to occur
It would be great if you also have
13. Evidence of professional development in surgical specialties, enhanced recovery and prehabilitation
14. Extensive experience within a surgical speciality and familiar with pre and post of care of patients.
15. Knowledge and understanding of surgical presentations and elective surgical procedures
16. Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA drivers licence
17. Ability to work on own initiative to lead a service and deliver education and training to staff and patients
18. Excellent communication skills and knowledge of computer systems
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
Contract type
19. Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 months
20. Full time
21. 37 hours
Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Surgical, Gynaecology and Critical Care Directorate within University Hospital Wishaw.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If youre looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!