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Salary: AFC Band 7 plus High Secure Environmental Allowance of £1679.10 per annum (pro rata) and a High Secure Clinical Responsibility Allowance of £4,030.01 per annum (pro rata)
Hours: 37.0 per week
Contract: Permanent
Post Details
The State Hospital, located in South Lanarkshire, is the high secure forensic mental health and learning disability service for patients from Scotland and Northern Ireland. The principal aim is to support patients' safe transfer to appropriate lower levels of security.
We are seeking a dynamic, experienced, and compassionate individual to join our specialist team as a Senior Charge Nurse within a high secure forensic care. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to take a key leadership role in delivering high-quality care to individuals with complex mental health and/or learning disabilities.
As a First-Level Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, you must have post-registration experience and demonstrate continued professional development relevant to forensic mental health or learning disability nursing. The successful candidate will be professionally and managerially accountable for the care delivery within one of our wards, ensuring safe, person-centred, and evidence-based care at all times.
We are looking for a leader with a proven track record of innovation, service improvement, and team development. You will be expected to inspire, motivate, and support staff in a challenging environment, demonstrating clinical knowledge, safe care principles, and the ability to manage complex and evolving care needs.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as is a strong sense of professional accountability. The role also requires a clear understanding of financial and resource management, with experience in balancing safe, effective care delivery with budgetary responsibilities.
This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a highly specialised setting, working as part of a multidisciplinary team committed to recovery-focused, trauma-informed care.
If you are ready to lead, influence, and drive forward innovative practice in forensic mental health, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now to join a forward-thinking service where your skills and leadership can truly make a difference.
Hours will mainly be Monday to Friday, with participation in a Senior Charge Nurse out-of-hours rota to provide Senior Clinical Cover, including shift work (dayshifts and backshifts), and at least one weekend in five.
For further discussion, contact Lindsay Tulloch, Lead Nurse at 01555 842071 or Stuart Lammie, Lead Nurse at 01555 842201.
Closing Date: 11:59pm on 11 May 2025
Interview Date: Week commencing 19 May 2025
For queries or assistance with the application, contact the HR Team at tsh.jobs@nhs.scot.
Other Important Information
NHS Scotland promotes equality and diversity. We welcome applications from all sections of society. The State Hospital is a high secure hospital; applicants for non-clinical roles under 18 are welcomed, but clinical roles are open to those 18 and over. Please contact TSH.Jobs@nhs.scot for questions.
Right to Work: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship. The hospital is not licensed to issue sponsorship certificates. Ensure your right to work is verified before applying.
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