Senior Charge Nurse - Outpatients

Job details

• Job reference: 246063
• Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
• Job closing date: 12/06/2026
• Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
• Location: University Hospital Wishaw
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 29/05/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
• Department: Outpatients

About The Organisation

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.

The Role

As a member of the wider Primary Care Team the post holder will work towards meeting the health needs of the local population, develop and implement evidence based practice and actively liaise with colleagues in secondary care and specialist teams with a view to agreeing common aims and clinical approaches and pathways. The nurse clinician will independently provide primary care advice, assessment, treatment and support to the patients attending the Primary Care Emergecny Centres. The post holder will assess patients presenting to the Out of Hours service, without first seeing a GP, treating, discharging or referring each patient as clinically appropriate. In addition the post holder will be responsible and accountable for the leadership and management of the nursing team and other staff groups where applicable, linking into the management structure of the OOH’s Service.

In this key role, you will:

• Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients to ensure delivery of a high standard of care.
• Utilise advanced specialty assessment skills to facilitate intervention for patients.
• To maintain effective communications with patients / carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that the appropriate information is shared, and patient needs are met.
• Co-operate with the Service Manager/Lead Nurse to set, monitor and evaluate standards of care within defined policies, procedures and protocols of the service, CHP, and division and Professional Regulatory body, to ensure high quality service.

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Nurse with at least 5 years post registration experience.
• Educated to/ working towards or operating at degree level.
• Further education/evidence of continuous professional development in area of specialty including study days/courses/post graduate qualification.
• The post holder will possess excellent team working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative.

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What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Janice Miles, Care of the Elderly on Janice.miles@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Gemma Irwin, Recruitment Administrator on Gemma.Irwin@Lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

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