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Kirkcaldy, Fife
Charge Nurse
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Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join our team within the Day Intervention Unit Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy. The Day Intervention Unit covers Endoscopy, Day Surgery, Surgical Elective Admission Lounge and Interventional Radiology. This post will involve providing leadership, support and coordination of the day surgery area and endoscopy recovery area of DIU. Supporting the Senior Charge Nurse to manage the nursing team and support service development is an integral part of this leadership role. Participation in audit and quality improvement is essential therefore previous experience of this is desirable. Good decision making skills in clinical practice and the ability to work without supervision are essential as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills. You must possess evidence of effective team working and excellent interpersonal skills, and be committed to patient focused care. You should be educated to degree level/working towards a degree or have equivalent experience and education. Days/hours of work will predominantly be Monday to Friday, however there will be a requirement to offer flexibility and to ultimately meet the needs of the service. For informal enquiries please contact Senior Charge Nurse Sandra Connelly on 01592 643355 ext 29688. A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment. NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.