Mental Health Charge Nurse -Older Adult Mental Health Inpatient

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 for this position is 4/7shifts per week, includes nightshift, public holidays and weekends.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Mental Health Inpatient site based at Stobhill Hospital. We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic Charge Nurses to provide nursing leadership and specialist assessment, care and treatment interventions to our patient group. A number of posts are available, full time and/or part time. Within this role you will have an opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge and have access to training to support your ongoing professional development. The post holder will directly contribute to safe, efficient, effective and person centred care and treatment and to the site page holder role. As the site page holder you will be required to work across the mental health inpatient wards to provide a level of nursing leadership and support the SCNs in
ensuring safe staffing levels are achieved.

It is essential you are a NMC registered Mental Health Nurse. You should have knowledge and experience of working with patients with Mental Health conditions and be able to demonstrate your continuous professional development.

The range of wards across Mental Health Inpatients include Adult and Older Adult assessment and treatment wards, Mental Health Rehabilitation ward, Hospital Based Complex Care Wards, Specialist Dementia Ward.

The hours of this post are worked on a continental or 4/7 shift pattern including weekends, Public Holidays and night duty.

Informal contact: Jennifer Alzubaidy, SCN, , Jennifer.alzubaidy@ggc.scot.nhs.uk. 

Details 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.

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