Senior Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Scotland seeks a Senior Nurse for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). This role involves providing high-quality clinical care and leadership to nursing teams across Tayside. The ideal candidate will possess transformational leadership skills, experience in outpatient services, and a degree with relevant postgraduate qualifications. The position offers a unique opportunity to influence service development and improve patient care. Interested candidates should apply via Jobtrain.

Qualifications

• Mental health nurse with experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Substantial experience in child and adolescent mental health services.
• Understanding of data reporting and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of high-quality clinical care in CAMHS.
• Lead nursing teams across Tayside.
• Collaborate with multi-professional leads and partner agencies.

Skills

Transformational leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Experience in outpatient services

Experience in crisis care

Education

Degree level education with relevant postgraduate qualifications

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.

With effect from 01 April 2026, NHS Scotland is reducing its full time working week from 37 to 36 hours per week, there will be no change in full time pay.

We are looking for a Senior Nurse for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) covering outpatient services.

In this role, you will ensure the clinical contribution to service delivery is of the highest quality and is one that enhances the persons experience through the provision of safe, effective, efficient, timely, equitable and person‑centred care. You will have experience of leading change within a multi‑disciplinary environment and will have demonstrated a collaborative approach as a leader. Excellent communication and analytical skills will be essential.

The post represents an excellent opportunity to advance your career, shape the quality of patient care and influencing service development and improvement. You should be a highly experienced mental health nurse who can demonstrate transformational leadership skills and expertise in outpatient services, crisis care, outreach and specialist children’s nursing services.

You will be educated to degree level with relevant post graduate qualifications (or equivalent development) and have substantial previous experience in an area relevant to the wellbeing and mental health of children, young people and families. The Senior Nurse Post has operational and managerial responsibility for nursing teams in service areas across Tayside.

The post holders will demonstrate the ability to manage teams and ensure visibility across teams within their roles. They will be expected to provide senior leadership to the nursing workforce across Tayside within their remit, and ensure that professional and operational priorities are delivered to the highest standard and that person‑centred cultures are developed and lived by the team.

As a post holder you will work collaboratively with multi‑professional leads and contribute to the ongoing success and development of the services within the Women Children and Families Care Division. You will be expected to work closely with partner agencies, represent NHS Tayside and contribute to multi agency guidance, planning and joint service provisions affecting children, young people and families.

You must have experience and understanding of data reporting and analysis to help shape future workforce planning and training appropriate to service needs.

The post holder will focus on Tier 3 CAMHS development and provide leadership into the Neurodevelopmental work stream.

Your experience should be broad and encompass both clinical and managerial expertise including a working knowledge of organisational and professional policies. You must be a resilient, solution focussed and disciplined individual who shares their knowledge and expertise with the aim of supporting and developing the team around them. The post holders should be focused on creating a positive workplace environment that is developed in support continuous development to provide effective patient care and support staff development. This will include project management, improvement work and effective, efficient budget management.

We would love to hear from you if you believe you have all the skills and attributes required to lead these services into the future.

Informal enquiries to: Jill Young, Lead Nurse, CAMHS Outpatient Department. Email contact through: [e-mail]

Base of work: Dudhope Terrace, Dundee. Postholder must be able to travel across Tayside and work from other NHS Tayside sites as the service including Perth base

Hours of work are: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 0830 and 1700.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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