Are you a compassionate and experienced community nurse leader ready to take the next step in your career? Community support for children and families is evolving and growing rapidly, and home is increasingly becoming families preferred place of care. The addition of a third Senior Charge Nurse (SCN) community role within CHAS demonstrates our commitment to supporting this need and providing leadership as services develop and we work towards transforming the experience of children’s palliative care across Scotland.
As a Senior Charge Nurse, you’ll be a visible leader, responsible for the coordination and delivery of safe, high-quality, holistic, person-centred care for children and young people with life-shortening conditions. You’ll lead clinical practice, enhance patient experience, manage team performance, and contribute to CHAS’s strategic goals. You’ll also participate in our nurse on-call rota and hold the role of registered manager under Care Inspectorate regulations.“Working with CHAS provides a unique opportunity to support children and families to make the most of their precious time together; Paediatric Nursing Degree / Registered Nurse (Child), Registered Nurse (Learning Disability) (Master’s level study is an advantage) Extensive experience in senior nursing roles (NHS Band 6 or above) (Community experience an advantage) Expertise in children’s palliative and end-of-life care Strong clinical skills in paediatric complex care A passion for quality improvement and collaborative working
Working with CHAS provides a unique opportunity to support children and families to make the most of their precious time together; Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team with exciting career development opportunities.
The opportunity to pay into an existing NHS scheme or membership of local government pension scheme Enhanced pay for unsocial hours and overtime Generous annual leave entitlement (matched to current service-based enhanced entitlement with NHS, up to a maximum of 40 days) Ability to offer choice around preferred place of care and support Access to a range of tools to support wellbeing Commitment to support clinical skills to enable development and support collaborative working across all health and social care settings. Free onsite parking
Contact details to arrange an informal chat with the hiring manager.· A driving licence and access to a car is essential.
This post is normally based at Rachel House, Kinross, but will temporarily relocate to Cardenden, for approximately 12–18 months from late summer 2026 whilst we rebuild Rachel House. The office space in Cardenden is an approximate 25 minute drive from Rachel House…