CHARGE NURSE

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN INTERNAL VACANCY ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT NHS SCOTLAND STAFF.

• Care and Compassion
• Quality and Teamwork
• Dignity and Respect
• Openness, honesty and responsibility

Hawick, Selkirk and Newcastleton

Primary and Community Services

Part Time contract for 6 months (30hrs/week)

NHS Borders Community Treatment and Care Service (CTAC) are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and adaptable Charge Nurse to share the lead service provision in CTAC South. It is an exciting time to join the service as it develops to deliver enhanced treatment room services across all areas of the Scottish Borders.

You will need to be a confident, autonomous clinician who thrives on leading and developing best practice and delivering person-centred, high-quality care.

You will be able to evidence excellent leadership skills, be highly organised and have experience of supporting the training and development of staff, which is an essential part of this role. As an effective communicator you will be able to develop positive working relationships with colleagues and GP Practice Staff.

Experience in community and/or clinical leadership is desirable but not essential.

Access to a vehicle and possession of a full driving licence is essential as the role will involve travel.

Family friendly hours, spread across the week, Monday - Friday.

Further enquiries and informal visits are welcome – please contact Liz Courtenay, Clinical Nurse Manager, on

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a regulated role, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team.

For more details on these changes please visit the Disclosure Scotland Changes.

To work in the United Kingdom, a legal requirement exists for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status.

To find out more, please refer to the  website.

For specific types of posts, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor and the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’.

Further information on these criteria can be found here.

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.

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications, so please ensure your application is submitted early.

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