The Role
We are looking to recruit a Senior Nurse / Midwife at University Hospital Monklands.
The successful candidates will have the following responsibilities:
1. Professional and clinical lead for nursing/midwifery services, within area of responsibility and as required across NHS Lanarkshire.
2. Expert practitioner providing professional leadership, support and advice within the multi-disciplinary team across NHS Lanarkshire.
3. Lead the development and implementation of a programme of clinical audit and research activity within the context of clinical governance.
4. Responsible for auditing, evaluating, implementing and monitoring clinical standards, and give advice, support, and contribute to the education of staff, as appropriate, within area of responsibility.
5. Carry out all relevant forms of nursing/midwifery care. Demonstrate procedures to and supervise registered and/or unregistered staff, as well as student nurses.
Contract type & Shift Pattern
Fixed Term or Secondment - 1 year / Band 8A / 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:
6. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service (pro-rata for part time staff)
7. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
8. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
9. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
10. Occupational health services
11. Employee Counselling services
12. 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
13. Registered Nurse/Midwife with valid NMC Registration
14. Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level
15. Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework
16. Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development
17. Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
18. Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the health care agenda.
19. Experience of assessing training needs
20. Experience of resource management i.e. financial; human; capital
21. Experience in service planning, project management and performance monitoring/reporting
22. Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data
23. A proven track record in sound and effective leadership. Ability to think strategically, corporately and act as a team player
24. A proven track record in developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect chang
25. A proven track record in developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems
26. Working knowledge of basic information technology
It would be good if you also had
27. Evidence of ED, front door and Medical HDU experience
28. Evidence of personal contribution and leading service planning and redesign projects
29. Demonstrable and relevant expert practice in the speciality
30. Evidence of QI Leadership
31. In depth knowledge of acute urgent care, Medical HDU, CCU environments
32. Training and facilitation skills
33. Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
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Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .