NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.The shift pattern is 37.5 hours worked over 4 days.An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Senior Charge Nurse to lead our Urology nursing team in Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. You will have overall responsibility for the assessment and delivery of person centred care needs for your patient group ensuring Clinical Governance, staff and financial management and Quality Assurance standards are met.You will directly manage a staff compliment of Registered and Non-registered health care professionals within our ward area. The ward is made up of 28 beds, providing nursing care to elective and emergency patients. Staff development leadership, supervision and appraisal will be fundamental to this role as well as high level communication with the wider multidisciplinary team.You will be responsible to the Lead Nurse for ENT, Urology & Outpatients and as such will also contribute to the whole service delivery working closely with the senior management team. You will ensure there are safe robust systems of work in place to effectively manage the whole patient system flow and positive patient experience. You should be a registered nurse with a degree or equivalent and should have significant experience as a Band 6 Charge Nurse. Evidence of continuing professional development is essential and clinical knowledge of the specialty is desirable.Informal Contact: Ruth McLaughlin, Lead Nurse, 0141 451 6658, Ruth.mclaughlin@ggc.scot.nhs.ukDetails on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.For application portal/log-in issues, please contact in the first instance.
