NHS Scotland
Senior Charge Nurse - Adult Mental Health
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Exciting Opportunity for Experienced RMN to Lead Adult Acute Mental Health Ward
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced RMN to lead and manage our 22 bed Adult Acute mental health ward within General Adult Services. Lomond Ward is located on the edge of the green and picturesque Stratheden site, which also accommodates neighbouring rehab, low secure and intensive psychiatric care wards providing a strong peer network.
Application Criteria
Applications for this post are invited from experienced RMN’s who are passionate about high quality person-centred care. Candidates must be able to demonstrate effective leadership skills with a good knowledge and experience of working within adult inpatient services with a client group presenting with a range of mental health needs. Duties will include clinical care delivery and management tasks.
There is a requirement to participate in the site Duty Nurse (bleep 200) rota. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop further experience of service change and development, and management of staff. They will be self motivated and have highly developed problem solving skills, flexibility and high-level communication skills. The applicant will be expected to be educated to degree level or equivalent level of skill gained through experience.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
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Benefits and Support
You will receive a comprehensive induction package and supportive educational development. We are committed to supporting learners, delivery of clinical supervision and personal development.
For informal enquiries please contact Deon Loudon, Lead Nurse, on 07811477874 or email deon.loudon@nhs.scot
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Eligibility to Work in the UK
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.
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It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
Equality and Diversity
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.
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