Exciting opportunities have arisen for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to work within adult acute mental health services with Royal Cornhill Hospital.

Within Division A, we have two Senior Charge Nurse permanent posts available, one for Dunnottar Ward and one for Fyvie Ward. Both posts are full time at 37.5 hours per week.

Dunnottar and Fyvie wards are assessment and treatment wards, who provide inpatient psychiatric care and treatment for adults aged 18-64 year old.  The ward is part of, and located within, NHS Grampian’s Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Service.

Interested candidates should be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, as a Registered Mental Health Nurse or a Registered Learning Disability Nurse, who can evidence current or previous experience of working in a leadership role.

Applicants should have a caring and compassionate nature and have a genuine interest in working in an adult acute inpatient setting.

The successful applicant will have professional and managerial responsibility for the ward nursing team.  This will include facilitating and providing clinical leadership within the ward whilst also ensuring that a high standard of person centred care is delivered to patients and their families.

Candidates should be keen and motivated to learn new skills and should demonstrate a willingness to engage in continuous professional development opportunities. 

An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available to successful candidates

For informal enquiries please contact Ruari McFie, Nurse manager on 01224 557924 or at [email protected]

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.

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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.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.