University Hospital Wishaw
The Role
We are looking to recruit a Registered Nurse to join the Medicine for Older Adults unit at University Hospital Wishaw!
The Registered Nurse will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and/or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients.
The nurse is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and may be required to demonstrate procedures and supervise registered and/or unregistered staff, as well as student nurses.
* Candidate applying must have valid UK NMC pin *
Contract type
Band 5 / Permanent / Full Time / 37 hours
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.
Why join NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire benefits include:
1. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service (pro-rata for part time staff)
2. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
3. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
4. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
5. Occupational health services
6. Employee Counselling services
7. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
What we'll need you to bring
8. Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
9. The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent team working skills with the ability to work using own initiative
10. Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
11. Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
12. Excellent time management skills
13. Working knowledge of basic information technology
It would be great if you also have:
14. Evidence of further education and continuous professional development
15. Educated to degree level in health related subject
16. Training/qualification in infection control
17. Knowledge of the treatment of relevant clinical conditions
18. Expanded practice in venepuncture, cannulation, administration of intravenous drugs and systemic anti cancer therapies
Looking to find out more?
If youre looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Sharon Morrison at n@
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Devon Westwater at er@
Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If youre looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants:
19. Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
20. For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: how-to-apply/application-process/
21. Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately
22. Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates