SP- Senior Charge Nurse

Overview

Grampian Specialist Rehabilitation Service invites applications for the position of Senior Charge Nurse within the Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Unit at Woodend Hospital, working as an integral part of the rehabilitation pathway. The post holder will also have responsibility for their own department and may hold the hospital bleep at times to optimise safe staffing for the service.

This is a challenging post in which the successful candidate will take responsibility for facilitating and providing clinical leadership, be accountable for ensuring the delivery of high quality nursing care and service improvement. Management experience and evidence of continuing professional development are essential. A sound knowledge and understanding of infection prevention and control is a key requirement. Excellent communication skills and a genuine interest in the care of patients following a stroke are vital in this senior role.

Excellent leadership skills are required to lead the nursing team forward to ensure the safe and effective delivery of patient care. The successful applicant will have a lead role in developing the ethos of the wider multidisciplinary team toward a fully integrated, seamless patient pathway driven by goal-led rehabilitation planning.

The successful candidate should have at least two years of experience at Band 6 and be able to evidence leadership skills and their application to practice.

The Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Unit is currently operating at 18 beds, with 2 additional surge beds generally operational most of the time. The ward provides rehabilitation for patients following an orthopaedic injury or procedure with varying levels of dependency, many requiring complex discharge planning including guardianship and cognitive impairment.

For informal enquiries please contact Fiona Murray, Nurse Manager on /556209 or by email ray
29t. Informal visits are strongly encouraged.

Proposed Interview Date: 19th February 2026.

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part-time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know at the earliest opportunity by contacting our recruitment team. Email: gram.recruitmentt.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the interview in person. Alternative arrangements or adjustments will be considered if there are circumstances that may prevent candidates attending in person, to ensure it is inclusive and accessible to all.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. We strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.