Senior Charge Nurse - Clinical Assessment Unit

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our fantastic team within the Clinical Assessment Unit.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, caring and hard working Registered Nurse to become a Senior Charge Nurse as part of a multidisciplinary team. A high level of interpersonal, communication and organisational skills are essential. You must demonstrate an appetite for ongoing learning and be able to provide evidence of your professional development.

The candidate must be keen to participate and contribute significantly to the development of the rapidly evolving assessment unit within Forth Valley. Your experience must demonstrate that you are a Clinical expert in Acute Nursing and able to provide clinical leadership and expert advice to the nursing team, through support and education. The candidate will also be expected to lead surveillance and audit and support the Lead Nurse with the core dimensions set out in Leading Better Care.

The successful candidate will be joining the senior leadership team of CAU at an exciting time of change as the acute care service responds to the needs of the population of Forth Valley to deliver an exceptional quality of urgent and unscheduled acute care. Being flexible to work as the situation and service requires, would be an essential aspect of this post.

You should be educated to/working towards/operating at Degree level with significant experience working at a senior level in an acute setting.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at

For informal enquiries, please contact Pamela Scott – Lead Nurse on

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case‑by‑case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre‑employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to UK Government guidance.

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.