Clinical Nurse Manager - Dundee, United Kingdom - NHS National Services Scotland

Description

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 Scotlandwelcomes applications from all sections of society.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a fundamental part in driving high standards of safe and effective person-centred care for older people at a time when our service is developing and changing to meet the needs of this group within the Health and Social Care Partnership.

As well as strategic direction and implementation of service developments the Clinical Nursing Manager will be responsible for the line management of staff including supervision, appraisal and continued professional development to ensure the team are operating at the highest of standards and within local and national guidelines, with a commitment to the delivery of care strategies that are focussed on assuring the individual needs of older People.

The Clinical Nurse Manager will manage a team of frontline staff and act as the senior nursing point of contact. The successful post holder will be responsible for the operational management previous experience is essential to this role.

The successful post holder will lead by example to create a supportive, compassionate, and caring culture.

You must demonstrate highly effective communication and interpersonal skills as a core component of your ability to lead and work as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team. In addition, you must have a proven track record in leading or supporting improvement in the clinical environment.

The role will report directly to the Associate Locality Manager for Specialist Services which is hosted within Dundee Health & Social Care Partnership.

Applicants should be registered on either Part 1 or Part 12 of the UK NMC Register, with extensive post – registration experience and be able to demonstrate expert clinical knowledge and professional practice preferably within Older People/ Medicine for the Elderly setting.

Informal enquiries to: Fiona Barnett, Associate Locality Manager, Tel:

Hours of work are: 37 hours

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