NHSL 214696 Community Mental Health Nurse (LI)

NHS Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Community Mental Health Nurse to join their thriving team in Edinburgh. This role emphasizes compassionate care and professional development, offering opportunities to work with a diverse range of clients facing mental health challenges. The ideal candidate will be passionate about supporting individuals in their recovery journey and will utilize evidence-based practices to deliver high-quality care. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to making a positive impact in the community and enhancing mental well-being for all.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a focus on mental health and community support.
• Experience in risk assessment and management in mental health settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health interventions for adults aged 18-64.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to support clients.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Risk Assessment

Motivational Interviewing

Person-Centered Care

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Mental Health Nursing Degree

Job description

NHSL 214696 Community Mental Health Nurse (LI)

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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 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.

**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**

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

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.

NHS Lothian

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Thrive Welcome Team

Band 6 Mental Health Nurse – Fixed 6 Months

North West Edinburgh: 1 x 37.5

Request for secondment will be considered

Edinburgh City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is undergoing a period of transformative change to improve access to mental health and wellbeing support for people. We are looking to welcome enthusiastic registered Mental Health Nurses with a keen interest in adult mental health and working in the community into our Thrive Welcome Teams.

There is a multi-disciplinary and interagency approach. The teams have been co-designed to deliver accessible, short-term, mental health interventions; working with adults aged 18-64 in Edinburgh. People engage with the teams for a variety of reasons such as acute mental health distress and self-harm, anxiety, depression and neuro developmental diagnosis. Challenges and strengths may include employment status, housing situations, community connectedness or social isolation. Individuals are assisted to build their own self-agency and are linked, where suitable, to services in the wider community. The team use the Thrive model and utilise approaches that are asset based; solution focused and use motivational interviewing delivered in a trauma aware and trauma skilled way.

The nursing role has a particular focus on utilising professional skills to support risk assessment /management and responses as well as liaising with wider mental health service colleagues where appropriate. Nurses will be utilising evidence based psycho-education, skills courses. Person-centred assessment, proactive interventions, self-management strategies and supports to enable people to manage their mental health and well-being.

Not sure if it is a good job fit for you?

You would be suited to this job… if you can work smartly with people to help them establish goals and identify how Nursing, the wider team, local community and commissioned services can assist.

You would love this job…if you’re committed to work as part of a wonderfully, diverse team assisting and developing general service delivery whilst retaining your professional identity and unique contribution.

You would excel in this post…if you are positive, practical, hopeful and solution-focused in your approach, keen to work alongside people with a belief in their self-agency.

Education

The service is committed to continuing professional development, supervision and student education. There is a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as regular city-wide learning and reflection between the four Thrive Welcome Teams. If you would like to learn more, please contact either:

Lisa Spalding Thrive welcome team Clinical Manager; [e-mail] or phone [phone]

Michelle Wilson, Acting Thrive welcome team Coordinator NW

[e-mail] Tel: [phone]

We are recruiting to the post of NHSL 214696 Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Community Mental Health Nurse at Craigroyston health clinic

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. 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: How to Apply – NHS Lothian Careers

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