Senior Charge Nurse Acute Neurology - Institute of Neurological Sciences

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Ward 68, we are looking for a SCN to lead the acute neurology team, we are looking for a dynamic clinical leader to 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 ward/department and where appropriate the organisation, ensure visibility for patients and carers/relatives on a daily basis.

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• Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
• Monday to Friday
• Permanent, full-time

The appointee should be creative and evolve the service, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilisation and integration of evidence; setting, implementing and monitoring evidence-based policies, procedures and protocols; monitoring performance and assessing compliance, ensuring 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

The post holder will provide leadership to the team, offer guidance and support to the nursing team and be responsible for ensuring their supervision, training and education, working collaboratively with the educator and Lead Nurse. The post holder will implement acute and rehabilitation skills within the specialism of neurology to direct and provide strong leadership in the provision of a high-quality patient experience, ensuring safe patient-centred care is undertaken at every opportunity.

SCN will ensure co-ordination of the patient’s journey by planning and co-ordinating the episode of care, including the smooth transition to other settings, promoting effective discharge and communication with interdisciplinary and interagency teams as required.

The SCN will be responsible for managing the practice setting, ensuring effective use of resources and workforce planning by monitoring workload and, through efficient rostering. Maintain appropriate staffing levels taking account of role and competence of staff when delegating work, contributing to the management of the ward/department budget.

Manage the nursing/midwifery team by ensuring compliance by self and others with professional standards, legislation, national and organisational policies, leading recruitment and selection, attendance management, ensuring grievance and disciplinary matters within own department are identified, actioned and reported to the appropriate manager.

It would be desirable if the successful candidate has exposure to neurology/neurosciences or rehabilitation experience, demonstrates good leadership/management skills, to act as a role model creating a supportive ethos to empower staff to contribute to the delivery of high quality person-centred care as SCN.

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…