Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Cupar; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Family-friendly policies

PVG scheme support

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking two motivated mental health nurses for the Community Mental Health Teams in Glenrothes and North East Fife. The roles involve working within multidisciplinary teams to provide care for adults with a range of mental health problems, including coordination with physical health services.

You will manage assessments, care planning, and delivery in both virtual and face-to-face settings, with a focus on partnership working and ongoing professional

Qualifications

• Experienced RMN with adult mental health practice.
• Sound understanding of physical health needs in mental health care.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess and plan care; evaluate and deliver care to patients in both virtual and face-to-face settings.
• Manage day-to-day workload with effective prioritisation and flexibility.
• Participate in MDT meetings and maintain strong links with secondary and community services.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Adult mental health care

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Workload management

Education

Registered Nurse (RMN)

Tools

Dental/physical health checks

Job description

NHS Fife’s Community Mental Health Nursing Service is seeking two motivated mental health nurses for the Community Mental Health Teams in Glenrothes and North East Fife.

Fife’s CMHT’s are undergoing innovative changes to the care and treatment for community-based secondary care patients. We are developing a comprehensive complex-trauma and personality disorder pathway in which we can deliver a skills-based approach through; Safe and Able to Cope, Decider Skills, Emotional Resources Group and are planning the roll-out of Structured Clinical Management which will complete the pathway. Another significant development is the creation of Physical Healthcare Clinics offering: Clozapine, Lithium, and High Dose Monitoring as well as ADHD and Eating Disorder health checks.

We have embraced new technological approaches in the delivery of these, as well as continuing to deliver face to face interventions. The CMHT’s continue to provide quality evidence-based interventions for those experiencing major mental illness and disorder.

The posts is based within our Glenrothes CMHT and North East Fife CMHT based in either Dovecot Clinic and Weston Day Hospital. The diverse environmental and geographic features of the area really does mean that no two days are the same, where each day brings its’ own exciting challenges. Our CMHT’s use a multi-disciplinary assessment clinic that enables close professional MDT working

Applications for this post are invited from experienced RMN’s, able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of working with adults presenting with a range of mental health problems as well as a sound understanding of their physical health needs that can include prescribed treatment. As an enthusiastic mental health nurse you will join this service and will work within a multi-disciplinary team committed to partnership working with strong links to other secondary care and community services.

The successful applicant will have experience of team working, problem solving, flexibility, high-level communication skills, continuing personal development and change management. The post holder will have day to day responsibility for managing their workload; assessment, care planning, evaluation and delivery of care to patients presenting with a variety of mental health problems in both virtual and face to face settings.

You will receive a comprehensive induction to the service with an identified mentor who will provide clinical/caseload supervision and support with your educational development.

For informal enquiries please contact Tracy Gray Team Lead on 01592 619726 ext 55533 email [e-mail] or Gillian Malcolm, Lead Nurse on 01592 643355 ext. 23967 email [e-mail]

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A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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.