Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters
The Role
Expert clinical practitioner providing comprehensive advice and support within a specialism, operating across all parts of NHS Lanarkshire and leading a team of Nurse Specialists.
The post holder will ensure a person centered approach to care delivery which is safe and effective to ensure and maintain quality strategy.
To lead the development and implementation of a programme of clinical audit and research activity.
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 with valid NMC Registration
2. Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level
3. Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
4. Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality.
5. Advanced 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.
6. Evidence of application of advanced practice skills in speciality and applying clinical judgement.
7. Evidence of further developed knowledge and experience in management and/or leadership.
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 and influence others and work using own initiative
10. Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills and effective time management skills
11. Working knowledge of basic information technology
12. Full & valid UK/EU/EEA Driving Licence
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
It would be great if you also have
13. Masters Degree in area of specialty &/or management
14. Management qualification or equivalent gained through experience and CPD
15. Non-medical Prescriber
16. Clinical Assessment Skills Module
17. Previous experience of leading a nursing team within area of
18. Specialty
19. Previous experience of collaborating with multiple clinical teams including Acute Clinical Nurse Specialist Teams, GP
20. Practice Teams and Community
21. Nursing Teams
22. Previous experience of Service
23. Development and Quality
24. Improvement initiatives
25. Previous experience of providing education and training within area of specialty to clinical staff and patients / carers
26. Previous experience of delivering
27. presentations and group education to clinical staff
28. Demonstrate proactive approach to service development and innovative ways of working
Contract type
Fixed Term or Secondment until 31/03/2026
Full time
37 hours
Please note this is a fixed term post until 31/03/2026 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 FNC+/Interface Directorate within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters Fixed
The working pattern for this role over 7 days
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!