Community Mental Health Nurse

Job title:

Community Mental Health Nurse

Company

NHS Scotland

Job 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.Applications are invited for an individual to join our multidisciplinary Older People’s Community Mental Health Team.As the successful applicant, you will have experience of working with people with a wide range of mental health problems and have current knowledge of best practice in Mental Health Nursing. The post holder will work in partnership to provide psychosocial and psychological interventions, facilitating, enabling and supporting people within their homes and communities.There will be a requirement to provide a supervisory role to junior members of staff within the nursing team, and to fulfil the CMHT Duty Worker role along with work within care home liaison. Working as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team you will demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills as a core component of your role. Within this role the successful candidate will be involved in the LINCS Model as well as assisting in the physical health clinic at ECT suite.If you have these skills, display strengths based and social inclusive approaches to working, can manage change and are committed to improving the lives of people with mental health problems then we would like to hear from you.You must be registered RMN of UK NMC Register.Informal enquiries to: Aine McDonald, Team Leader, 01738 562415 aine.mcdonald@nhs.scotHours of work are: 29.6 hours, currently Monday to FridayShort-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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Location

Perth & Kinross

Job date

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 06:10:20 GMT

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