OMFS Senior Charge Nurse-Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Theatre Service

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 early, late, weekend and on call. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Senior Charge Nurse to lead the OMFS Theatre Team.  Our 7 operating theatre complex includes 2 OMFS Theatres and 5 Neurosurgery Theatres, with Patient Reception and Recovery Rooms.   We provide acute emergency and elective Oral maxillo-facial care as part of the Regional Service to the West of Scotland.

You must:

• Be a registered nurse with leadership skills and experience in the field of Maxillo-facial nursing at Band 6 Charge Nurse level.
• Ensure safe and effective clinical practice and enhance the patient's experience of care.
• Manage and develop the performance of the team and contribute to the delivery of the organizations objectives.
• Ensure Healthcare Associated Infections and key performance indicators are applied to all theatre teams e.g. hand hygiene audits and environmental audits.
• Promote teamwork within a multi-professional environment, demonstrating critical analysis and decision making skills, leading the delivery of a clinically excellent, high quality service influencing and facilitating change within OMFS Theatre department and where appropriate the organization.
• Ensure visibility for patients and carers/relatives on a daily basis.
• Promote a clean comfortable, caring and safe environment for staff, patients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety, healthcare associated infection, risk management and critical incident reporting and analysis, assessing and managing actual and potential risks to health and well-being.
• You must be able to demonstrate a commitment to patient-centred care, quality improvement, continuing professional development and clinical expertise in OMFS perioperative care.

Skills/Requirement:

• You will demonstrate flexibility, and a willingness to participate in service progression and growth.
• The ability to lead and manage change is essential. 
• The successful candidate will have significant OMFS experience in the scrub role.

Informal contact: Pamela Philp, Interim Lead Nurse Neurosurgery & OMFS, , Pamela.philp@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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NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

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