Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS Lothian; Haddington; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lothian is recruiting a Nurse Community Mental Health professional to join East Lothian Community Hospital on a permanent basis. This Band 6 role offers a salary of £43,231 to £52,679 and a 36-hour week.

The post involves working within NHS Lothian's Nursing and Midwifery team to deliver high-quality, patient‑centred community mental health care for residents of East Lothian. PVG scheme membership is required and you must be eligible to work in the UK.

Job description

Job reference: 262354
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 29/10/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: East Lothian Community Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: EL IHTT

NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Nurse Community Mental Health at East Lothian Community Hospital

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.

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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. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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.

PVG Scheme requirement: 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.

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

Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan 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.

Recruitment process

We use a values and competency-based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set out 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.