Are you passionate about Children’s Mental Health?
Are you looking for a new challenge?
Would you like to join a compassionate and ambitious team, committed to improving the lives of our children & adolescents within NHS Lanarkshire?
Perhaps now is the time to join our CAMHS team and help some of the most vulnerable young people build a brighter future.
An opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Charge Nurse, on a Permanent basis at Coathill Hospital. Full or part time position available. Please note if part-time the salary for this will be pro-rata.
We would welcome applications from individuals who share our passion and commitment, our values and desire to continually develop and improve the service we provide.
The post holder must be a Registered Nurse who will manage and deliver care to a defined caseload/group of clients/patients. They will responsible for delivering/ensuring the application of the framework of the Nursing Process and use of case management as appropriate, to ensure a high standard of quality client/patient care, working in partnership with other disciplines and agencies. The charge nurse has delegated responsibility for the appraisal, management and clinical supervision of Registered Nurses, junior practitioners and clinical support workers in provision of care and treatment within a defined clinical service, under the management and leadership of the team leader/senior charge nurse or practitioner.
These posts are based in the CAMHS Unscheduled Intervention Team. The team provides assessment and short term intervention to children and young people who present as urgent. NHSL provide excellent opportunities for career development and training
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB
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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.
- Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality/area of practice.
Full details can be found within the attached Job Description & Person Specification.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by [email protected]
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact [email protected] stating the job title and reference number in the subject.
Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
- Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’