Specialist For Stress And Distress Programme

NHS Lothian; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lothian is recruiting a Specialist for Stress and Distress Programme in the Site Management Team at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The role focuses on dementia care leadership in the acute setting, transforming care for older adults with cognitive impairment and delivering evidence-based education to clinical staff.

Providers expert clinical nursing advice with NHS Lothian and Healthcare Improvement Scotland and will manage a local caseload while supporting research initiatives and

Qualifications

• Nursing and Midwifery registration and standing as required by NHS Lothian.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and educational leadership in dementia care in the acute setting.
• Transform care and experience for older adults with cognitive impairment.
• Deliver evidence-based educational programmes and promote a positive learning environment for clinical staff.
• Deliver dementia-specific training programmes aligned with the Promoting Excellence Framework.
• Hold a local caseload for patients at the Acute Hospital site who would benefit from attending the MAC.
• Collaborate with Healthcare Improvement Scotland and NHS Lothian Research Team on standards of care and quality improvement.

Job description

Job reference: 261781

Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)

Job closing date: 22/10/2026

Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery

Location: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Employment type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 36

Job posted date: 08/10/2026

Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian

Department: Site Management Team

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To provide clinical and educational leadership in the area of dementia care. The purpose of the role will be to a) Transform the care and experience of older adults with cognitive impairment in the acute setting. Provide clinical expert resource. Deliver evidence based educational programmes. Promote a positive learning environment for all clinical staff.

Provide expert clinical nursing advice focussing on strengthening links with Healthcare Improvement Scotland with a particular focus on dementia. With NHS Lothian Research Team support research projects relating to standards of care, quality improvement and value improvement.

Responsible for delivering dementia specific training programmes which are keeping in line with the Promoting Excellence Framework.

Responsible for holding a local caseload for patients within the Acute Hospital site who would benefit from attending the MAC.

NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Specialist for Stress and Distress Programme.

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 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. A selection of the interview questions can be found on our Careers site:

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.