193242 Community Mental Health Nurse

Job title:

193242 Community Mental Health Nurse

Company

NHS Scotland

Job description

Description: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.We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.The purpose of this post:

• The postholder is responsible for assessment of new referrals, managing their own caseload with minimal supervision within a defined geographical area for patients experiencing mental health problems and for promoting and developing the role of community psychiatric nurse in all aspects of mental health care across a variety of care settings i.e. peoples homes, Care Homes, Team Base, Community centres. Post holders will contribute to group work programmes across various settings.

• Provision of teaching for Undergraduate Student Nurse.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contactNAME: Sarah Croall
E-MAIL:sarah.croall@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
TELEPHONE: 0131 537 6617This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

Expected salary

£37831 – 46100 per year

Location

Scotland

Job date

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 22:14:35 GMT

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