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.An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Emergency Department in RHC as a band 6 senior staff nurse.As part of a multi -disciplinary team the Senior Staff Nurse will work under the direction of band 7 Senior Charge Nurse. They will participate in the day to day running of the Emergency Department. They will be passionate, forward thinking, possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential to this role. The department is a fast paced busy department delivering care to a diverse group of patients and their families. The role will include working within a team in several areas within the department including Triage, Minors Majors and Resuscitation. Medication administrations including oral and intra venous will be a large part of the job as well as looking after medical, surgical, orthopaedic and several other speciality patients with an extensive range of illnesses. They will demonstrate clinical competence including Triaging patients, nursing patients in a resuscitation setting administering IV drugs plaster applications dressing and wound management responsibilities, lead a team and deploy skills as appropriate within a challenging clinical environment to name a few. Undertaking the nurse in charge role to oversee and support a team of staff looking after a group of patients with varying degrees of dependency. The role also includes coordinating the department in the absence of the band 7 attending huddles and touchpoints with the senior management team. Managerial tasks will also be an integral part of this role to assist the wider senior nursing team. Teaching will be provided to allow completion of all learning needs and contracts essential to this role.NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland 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.Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.For application portal/log-in issues, please contact in the first instance.
