Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

The University Hospital Wishaw has various hours available for Band 5 Registered Nurses to apply for this exciting opportunity within our Emergency Department. This is a fantastic opportunity to really harness your skills in Emergency Care, we are delighted to invite suitably skilled and enthusiastic applicants to apply for these positions.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will have responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and/or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to patients. You are expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision. You may be required to demonstrate procedures to and supervise registered and/or unregistered staff, as well as student nurses. You will direct, coordinate and supervise, where appropriate, the work of other staff within the ward or department to promote best practices in relation to patient care and in the absence of the senior charge nurse/team leader, or deputy, you will provide cover to ensure effective operation of the ward/department.

Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Sharon Smith or Nicola Martin Senior Charge Nurses in Emergency Department on 01698 366630.

For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact tracy.watson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job-related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.

‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care-experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interviews may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

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