Team Leader​/Senior Charge Nurse s Mental Health

About The Organisation

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.

First level registered nurse, managing all trained and untrained nursing staff within a defined team responsible for the delivery of nursing care to a high standard. Carry overall responsibility for the supervision and management of nursing staff and clinical care delivered on an ongoing basis (continuous responsibility 24/7).

The working pattern for this role is:
Monday to Friday with Occasional Weekends.

• Responsible for assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care, and providing direct patient centred treatment and nursing care, within the clinical fields of mental health/learning disabilities.
• Responsible for delegation of clinical work to nursing staff appropriate to skill and grade.

• Responsible for ensuring that a system of clinical and managerial supervision is in place for all staff within clinical team.
• Provide advice and support to colleagues and agencies in the wards and the wider community, according to their need.

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience
* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

* Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Alison McPherson, Service Manager on Alison.

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If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Marion Bisset Recruitment Administrator on marion.bi