Charge Nurse - Critical Care / Intensive Care Unit

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

Critical Care at the Royal Alexandra Hospital incorporates a purpose build Intensive Care Unit located adjacent to the mixed speciality High Dependency Unit to create a combined critical care area. An opportunity has now arisen for a Charge Nurse (band 6) to join our team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated Registered Nurse with critical care experience to join our critical care multidisciplinary team caring for both emergency and elective patients across a variety of medical and surgical specialities. We work in partnership to provide a high level of specialist care pathways and closer nursing observations for critically ill patients.

All roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• This is a permanent post working part-time hours ( 33.12)
• These hours will be worked on a rotational day/night pattern
• You will be based at Royal Alexandra Hospital PA2 9PN
• Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part-time hours.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

Successful candidates will work in a busy and challenging environment to ensure a high standard of person-centred care is delivered to critically ill patients with one or more organ failure requiring organ support, specialist care and closer nursing observations. You will be part of a senior team delivering care from admission to discharge from critical care, and as patients’ needs differ, you will be required to tailor your approach to a broad range of individuals and circumstances to meet the patients’ needs. You will support the Senior Charge Nurse whilst providing clinical cover and having shift responsibilities for staff leadership and management.

We are looking for caring, compassionate Registered Nurses with excellent critical care skills, evidence of professional development and an ability to demonstrate both professional and leadership qualities to join and lead our teams in a band 6 Charge Nurse role. As a service, we will support you to continuously develop. With the support of our Practice Educator and senior team, you will benefit from access to the right development and support through a strong educational and quality improvement ethos.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Applications are invited from registered nurses with current registration with NMC
• Significant post-registration experience within a critical care environment.
  
  

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
  
  

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact

Carrie McKay, Interim Senior Charge Nurse on Tel: 0141 314 7069

Informal visits to the units prior to interview are welcome and can be arranged in advance by telephoning the above contacts.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

This post may close early due to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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