NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse Coordinator to join the Out of Hours Clinical Nurse Coordinator Team at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
This role is ideal for an experienced Registered Nursing Practitioner looking to broaden their scope of practice across a whole hospital setting.
Working as part of a senior nursing team, you will provide professional leadership and coordinate site, bed, patient flow and resource management during the out of hours period.
You will play a key role in supporting the Hospital at Night service, responding to clinical alerts across the hospital and ensuring safe, effective patient care. This is a demanding role requiring excellent clinical judgement, strong decision-making skills, flexibility and the ability to perform effectively under pressure.
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Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
- This is a permanent post working part time hours (25.3)
- This post is based within the North Sector at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, although you may be required to work across all acute adult inpatient hospital sites within Glasgow.
- The shift pattern consists of 12-hour night shifts and weekend day shifts, working 3–4 shifts per week.
- Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.
Key Responsibilities
You will provide senior nursing leadership during the out of hours period, coordinating site operations, bed management, patient flow and the effective use of hospital resources to support safe and efficient care delivery.
You will lead and support the Hospital at Night service, respond to clinical alerts across the hospital site and make timely decisions in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert clinical leadership, ensure effective communication across services and maintain high standards of patient care while supporting the operational management of the hospital during out of hours.
Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:
- First level Registered Nurse with current professional registration.
- Educated to degree level.
- Significant clinical nursing experience, including relevant management experience.
- Sound knowledge of relevant clinical policies and procedures.
- Strong decision-making, leadership and organisational skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities.
- Excellent communication and multidisciplinary team working skills.
- IT literate.
- Up to date with all Corporate Nurse Training requirements.
- Competent in the administration of intravenous
What We Offer
We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.
As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:
- A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
- Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
- Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
- Enhanced pay for working public holidays
- NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
- Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact:Anna Syme - Lead Nurse on 0141 451 5161 or
[email protected]Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:
Information for candidates
This post may close early due to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.
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