Overview
Join to apply for the 228041 R1 - Deputy Charge Nurse (SNIS) role at NHS Lothian.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Deputy Charge Nurse at the Western General Hospital. We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family. We emphasise a collaborative, person-focused approach to deliver high quality, compassionate, safe and effective care.
We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, education co-ordinators, induction programmes and preceptorship, and to working with you to build on your leadership strengths.
We use a values and competency-based recruitment process linked to our Strategic Plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing and Midwifery Interviews are linked to our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We aim to offer an equitable experience and are sharing interview questions in advance. A selection of the interview questions can be found on our Careers Site.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please complete and submit your application at an early stage. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Fiona Smith on 0131 537 3482 or email fiona.smith@nhs.scot.
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