Senior Charge Nurse / Emergency Nurse Practitioner

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

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The Emergency Complex at Glasgow Royal Infirmary comprises the Emergency Department and Acute Assessment Unit, managing approximately 350 patients per day. The complex cares for a varied range of patients from the Northeast of Glasgow. We require a Band 7 Senior Charge Nurse/ Emergency Nurse Practitioner to join our Emergency Department Team.

You will work within the nursing and multi-professional team to ensure a high standard of care to a defined patient group, competently performing the necessary technical, invasive and physical aspects of care. It is essential that you are an Emergency Nurse Practitioner and competent or working towards extended roles including an independent prescribing qualification, clinical assessment. ECG recording, Venepuncture, Cannulation, IV medication administration is essential. Applicants should have previous experience of working in an Emergency Department.

All other 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:

• Location based in Glasgow Royal Infirmary
• Permanent Contract
• Full-time position (36 hours per week)
• Shift pattern for this post are 11.5 hours rotational over 24 hours and 7 days.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• As clinical leader, promote teamwork within a multi-professional environment, demonstrating critical analysis and decision making skills, leading the delivery of a clinically excellent, high quality service influencing and facilitating change within the Emergency Department and where appropriate the organisation, ensure visibility for patients and carers/relatives on a daily basis.
• Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence: setting, implementing and monitoring evidence based policies, procedures and protocols.
• Monitor performance and assess compliance with infection control guidance and other current organisation priority areas.
• Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement through the use of audit, evaluation, patient feedback and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team.
• Ensure a high standard of record keeping in accordance with Nursing & Midwifery Council, national legislation and local standards, facilitating effective communicating with multi-professional team.
• Co-ordinate nursing interventions, influencing clinical decisions and monitoring the quality of patient care provided through using expert clinical knowledge relevant to own field of practice, underpinned by theory and experience.
• Make diagnostic decisions based on interpretation of clinical and other findings such as laboratory results or x-rays.
• Please refer to the job description for further details.
  
  

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

• First level nursing or midwifery qualification (appropriate part of NMC Register relevant to area) with first degree or evidence of continuing professional development equivalent to level 9 of Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) as a minimum and with an Emergency Nurse Practitioner qualification.
• Ideally post holder should have post registration experience within relevant area and/or demonstrate expert clinical and professional practice developed through experience and theoretical knowledge
• Ability to maintain professional and personal credibility across all staff groups
• Evidence of values based approach to care-giving as encompassed by the NMC code 10 and Essential Shared Capabilities
• Evidence of caring, compassionate approach to patients, relatives and carers.
• Ability to lead teams, lead practice and continuous professional development, work effectively as part of a multi-professional / multi-agency team
• Evidence of highly developed clinical and technical skills.
• Personal motivation and enthusiasm for the development of nursing patient care and the enhancement of the patient’s experience of care.
• Computer and information literacy.
• Registered Nurse on the NMC Register, educated to degree level or equivalent
  
  

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

Debbie McCoach, Lead Nurse, On 0141 451 5259 or Deborah.mccoach@nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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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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