Lead Nurse Specialist

3 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

University Hospital Wishaw

The Role

We are looking to recruit a Lead Nurse Specialist to join the Emergency Department at University Hospital Wishaw

The Lead Nurse Specialist will provide comprehensive advice and support within a specialism, operating across all parts of NHS Lanarkshire and leading a team of Nurse Specialists. The Lead Nurse Specialist will also be responsible for leading the development and implementation of a programme of clinical audit and research activity.

The successful candidate will ensure a person centered approach to care delivery which is safe and effective to ensure and maintain quality strategy.

* Must have experience post minor injuries qualification *

* Candidate applying must have valid UK NMC pin *

Contract type

Band 7 / Permanent / Full Time / 37 Hours

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 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.

Why join NHS Lanarkshire?

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 Lanarkshire benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service (pro-rata for part time staff) 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 ) 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.

What we'll need you to bring

Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters 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. Advanced Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant 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. Evidence of application of advanced practice skills in speciality and applying clinical judgement. Evidence of further developed knowledge and experience in management and/or leadership.  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 and influence others and work using own initiative Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills and effective time management skills Working knowledge of basic information technology

It would be great if you also have:

Masters Degree ALS, PALS, Trauma Nurse Certificate Non Medical Nurse Prescribing Course completed ILS Involvement in the development of new service initiatives Knowledge of current treatments and management of major injuries and illness within the scope of the MINTS practice Experience of audit and evaluation of new initiatives

Looking to find out more?

If youre looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

Please contact Julie Coyle at @

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Devon Westwater at er@

Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email.

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:

Posts close at midnight on the indicated date For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: how-to-apply/application-process/ Please note that our correspondence method is by e-mail, therefore please ensure you enter your email address accurately Please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and also your Jobtrain account for updates

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