256368- Unit Senior Nurse

Job reference:

256368

Salary:

Band 8A (£65,125 - £70,303)

Job closing date:

07/10/2026

Job Type:

Nursing and Midwifery

Location:

Netherton House

Employment type:

Permanent

Hours Per Week:

36

Job posted date:

23/09/2026

Employer (NHS Board):

NHS Lanarkshire

Department:

• Mental Health Management Team
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• 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

• Professional and clinical lead for all nursing services, within area of responsibility and designated nursing profession specific lead (i.e. Public Health, Long-term Conditions, Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing) as required across NHS Lanarkshire.
• Expert practitioner, providing professional leadership, support and advice within the multi-disciplinary team across NHS Lanarkshire to ensure high standards of nursing care.
• Lead the development and implementation of a programme of clinical audit and research activity within the context of clinical governance.
• Contribute to the development and operation of nursing/service strategy across NHS Lanarkshire: the major impact of which will be the increase in quality of patient care and service quality.
• Strengthen nursing contribution and professional decision making in the development of nursing and interagency partnerships.
• Ensure that National nursing policy and strategy is included in the planning and implementation of service redesign/modernisation including partnership agendas.
• Provide advice, support, and contribute to the education of staff, as appropriate, within a ward/ service.
• Will have line management responsibility when operating as senior manager on call or as part of an organisational delegated service responsibility.In this key role, you will:
• Be influential within area of responsibility and out with when required, on procedural and policy knowledge and provide detailed advice to others.
• Provide reports on Consultation Frameworks and documents
• In conjunction with the Associate Nurse Director provide reports to the NMC on professional conduct and fitness to practice.
• Support and influence pre and post registration staff that are undertaking further education
• Provide operational line management responsibility for designated Lanarkshire wide services e.g. palliative care, mental health practice development
• Deputise for the Associate Director of Nursing when required, providing professional advice and support to the Divisional Nurse Director on all aspects of the Service
• Assess, appraise and critically apply the evidence-base for Clinical Practice.
• Be wholly accountable for his/her own nursing practice and take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve the knowledge, skills and values required for safe and effective practiceWhat You'll Bring:
• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level
• Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework
• Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development
• Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the health care agenda.
• Car driver, with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence (required to travel between sites)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 Marie Rooney , Associate Director Nursing Mental Health Learning Disabilities on marie.rooney2@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Heather Lamont, Recruitment Administrator on Heather.lamont@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.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.