200822 Practice Mental Health Nurse (KA)

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.

A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: https://services.nhslothian.scot/nursingandmidwifery/strategic-plan-2023-2028/

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. 

To undertake the role of the Practice Mental Health Nurse utilising specialist clinical knowledge to inform decision making and clinical judgment from initial assessment to care planning. To provide specialist advice to the Primary Care and multidisciplinary team in relation to the management of patient conditions through the assessment, treatment, and review planning process in partnership with the patient/Carer.

Provision of a specialist community/Practice based mental health service for individuals in crisis, with suicidal and occasionally psychotic episodes, substance misuse referring them to the appropriate service as required

Provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals, other agencies, carers, clients and relatives.

Support the development of the service to improve practice and work collaboratively across healthcare boundaries, implementing and evaluating evidence based standards, guidelines and policies.

To provide teaching and supervision to junior staff and students.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Paul Novak   paul.novak@nhs.scot