NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this post is: Rotational day and night shifts Monday to Sunday. Day shift time 07:00 - 20:00, Night shift time 19:00-07:00.
You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Charge Nurse in our South Glasgow Older Adult mental health wards, within Leverndale hospital. Balmore ward is a mixed sex 18 bed specialist dementia assessment unit. As an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, the post-holder will work in partnership, demonstrating compassionate caring behaviours to fulfil the key functions of the inpatient wards/departments.
The post holder will have opportunities to enhance their skills and access role specific training to support your ongoing professional development.
There will be a focus on psychological interventions when caring for patients with dementia.
Will directly contribute to safe, efficient and person centred care and treatment and contribute to site page holding duties, which will require you to work across the mental health inpatient service to ensure nursing care meet the needs of the service.
Should have knowledge and preferable experience of working with older adults and be able to demonstrate that you are able to fulfil the essential criteria required for this leadership and development role.
Provide clinical leadership for the assessment of patient needs, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care which are evidence based. Utilizing all available resources taking into consideration the lifestyle, gender and cultural background and ensure involvement with the patient, family, carers and significant others.
The post holder is required to be able to undertake duties without direct supervision, supporting and supervising work undertaken by registered and unregistered nursing staff, as well as taking charge in the absence of the Senior Charge Nurse.
The post holder is responsible for proactively promoting partnership working with patients, carers and other professionals/ agencies in line with legislative frameworks, agreed standards and clinical policies.
The post holder will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration and have robust and relevant experience of working as a Band 5 Mental Health.
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