Staff Nurse (Band 5) AA

NHS Scotland; Dunfermline; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland invites applications for registered Learning Disability or Mental Health nurses to join the Fife Learning Disability inpatient service. In this role you will assess and support health needs under supervision of a Senior Nurse across areas including Assessment and Treatment, Forensic and Bespoke care.

Key duties include comprehensive health care assessments, health screening, risk and mental health assessments, and multidisciplinary planning and treatment implementation.

Qualifications

• Registered Learning Disabilities nurse or registered mental health nurse.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive Health Care Assessments.
• Health Screening.
• Risk assessment.
• Mental health assessment.
• Multidisciplinary planning and treatment implementation.

Skills

Learning Disabilities nursing

Mental health nursing

Assessment

Care planning

Risk assessment

Job description

Are you a Learning Disability nurse who is passionate about supporting people with a learning disability through an inpatient journey?

The Fife Learning Disability service has exciting opportunities for registered Learning Disability or Mental health nurses to join them.

There are posts across the inpatient service, covering Assessment and Treatment, Forensic and Bespoke care.

You will be responsible for assessing and supporting the health needs of people with a learning disability under the supervision and guidance a Senior Nurse.

The purpose of this post is to carry out;

• Comprehensive Health Care Assessments.
• Health Screening.
• Risk assessment
• Mental health assessment
• Multidisciplinary planning and treatment implementation

The minimum requirements

• Relevant 1st level nursing qualification Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities or registered mental health nurse
• Knowledge of current legal frameworks to support inpatient care delivery
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of individuals and groups.
• Highly motivated and conscientious.
• Experience of care planning for complex health care needs.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the Service.
• Knowledge of PBS
• Knowledge and understanding of risk assessment

You need to be a good team player and be able to demonstrate a good understanding of current evidence based

Informal enquiries and visits are welcomed and encouraged and can be made by contacting Sharon McGiffen, Senior Charge Nurse on 01383 565317 or Anna Benne, 01383 565204

Salary is pro rata for part time hours if applicable

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

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

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.

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.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.

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 sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your applicationbut your answers must be your own.

Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.

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Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand younot an AI tool.

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.

Reference: 262098

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 23/11/2026