Deputy Charge Nurse, Day Medicine

Fixed term or Secondment opportunity for 6 months due to improvement in service delivery.

*Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager.  The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.

Day Medicine is a busy and expanding Ambulatory Care day unit within FVRH that operates Monday to Friday 8am -6pm and weekends 8am-2pm, caring for patients from a wide variety of specialities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated band 6 registered (first level) Deputy Charge Nurse.  Responsibilities will include, supporting the Senior Charge Nurse with the daily running of the department, co-ordinating staff, problem solving, assisting with the management and development of the staff and performance of the team, along with the Senior Charge Nurse.

The successful candidate should have excellent communication and leadership skills, have a caring and professional manner, be able to deliver a high standard of evidence based/person centred care, be flexible and able to adapt to an unpredictable working environment on a daily basis, work with members of the multi-disciplinary team at all levels.  Must have an understanding of, and be able to contribute to the development of, protocols and procedures and have an appetite for self development.

Relevant experience at band 5 is essential and experience within Day Medicine is desirable.  This post is 32hrs per week.

For informal enquiries, please contact Senior Charge Nurse Gaynor Broadley on 01324 566057 or email  gaynor.broadley@nhs.scot

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.  More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.  Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments, we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.