Charge Nurse - Community Mental Health

NHS Forth Valley; Bellshill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Scotland is looking for an experienced Nurse to join their Community Mental Health Team. The role involves managing care for a designated caseload and supervising junior staff. Candidates must be a registered Nurse with NMC registration and demonstrate leadership skills along with comprehensive clinical knowledge. This full-time, permanent position is based at the Bellshill Health Centre, promising a dynamic work environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, increasing with service

8 public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Qualifications

• Experience in community mental health settings is preferred.
• Postgraduate expertise within speciality required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver care to a defined caseload of clients.
• Deliver and ensure application of the Nursing Process.
• Manage and supervise junior practitioners and clinical support workers.

Skills

Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Time management skills

Working knowledge of information technology

Education

Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level

Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality

Job description

Bellshill Health Centre

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Nurse to work within the Bellshill locality Community Mental Health Team.
As a registered Nurse you will manage and deliver the care to a defined caseload / descripción of 域 group of clients / patients; responsible for delivering / ensuring the application of the framework of the Nursing Process and use of case management as случаях 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.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

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 chuid 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.

What we’ll need you to bring

• 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.lr 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.
• Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology

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It would be great if you also have

• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team

Contract type

Permanent

Full time x2

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Adult Community Mental Health within Bellshill Health Centre.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in/ /alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If youre looking to find out more, then we would loveessential to hear from you!

Please contact Andrew MacDonald, Community Psychiatric Nurse via [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?-Owned>

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshires الشرطة benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension )
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If youre looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage .

Additional Information for Applicants

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NHS Lanундайberg is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talentregardless 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 childrens settings.

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Right to Work within the UK

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We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.home האָoffice.gov.uk .

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Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.

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