217498 Primary Care Mental Health Nurse (EG)

NHS Lothian; Dalkeith; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lothian is seeking a Primary Care Mental Health Nurse who will play a vital role in providing psychiatric assessments within the community. The position demands excellent assessment skills and a collaborative approach to delivering high-quality mental health support, fostering an inclusive environment for diverse communities.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health care desirable.
• Non Medical Prescribing qualification advantageous.
• Ability to travel within service area required.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessments and interventions for mental health issues.
• Work collaboratively to improve primary care services.
• Engage in team-based care and patient-centered support.

Skills

Assessment skills

Problem-solving ability

Team working

Flexibility

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

217498 Primary Care Mental Health Nurse (EG)

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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.

We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family.

Our sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.

Recruitment process We use a values and competency based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set our in our Strategic Plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing and Midwifery interviews are linked to our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We aim to offer an equitable experience and are sharing interview questions in advance. A selection of the interview questions can be found on our Careers site: :

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.

This 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.

MIDLOTHIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP

Community Mental Health / Primary Care

PRIMARY CARE MENTAL HEALTH NURSE BAND 6

£37,831 £46,100

Full time 37hrs

Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership are developing new roles to support the actions in the Mental Health Strategy 2017-2027 and the Primary Care Improvement Fund.

We are seeking to recruit a Primary Care Mental Health Nurse to join our established team in Midlothian.

This post will be varied and challenging, working across services and will require excellent assessment skills, a significant degree of flexibility, good team working and a demonstrated ability to solve problems.

The post will be managed within the Health and Social Care Partnership in Midlothian, providing outreach into GP Practices providing psychiatric assessments and interventions to those with mild to moderate mental health problems

A Non Medical Prescribing qualification would be advantageous but is not essential.

This is an opportunity to truly influence and improve the primary care experience for people seeking mental health support within Midlothian. As a valued member of our integrated services you will be actively involved in developing and promoting the integration agenda. Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post. We are seeking experienced nurses with strong assessment skills to form part of the wider mental health services.

Kerry Hayward, Team Manager

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  Mid-Senior level

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