Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS Tayside, Maryfield, Dundee City

Community Mental Health Nurse

Band 6 (£39,912 - £48,635)

NHS Tayside, Maryfield, Dundee City

  • Full time
  • Permanent

, 3 Oct | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: None

Full 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.


An exciting opportunity has arisen for a recovery orientated Band 6 nurse to join our Dundee Community Mental Health Team. This post will be based at the Alloway Centre but may be required to move to other areas of our community based services depending upon future changes and service developments.

The successful candidates must show continuous professional development, and demonstrate leadership skills. There will be an expectation that the post holders will actively participate in creatively developing the service.

The hours of work are currently 9am-5pm Monday Friday however there is an aspiration for community services to be 7 days per week which all post holders would be required to participate in.

*You must be registered on Sub-part 1: RN1 or RNA or Sub-part 2: RN2 of the UK NMC Register 

*Informal enquiries to: Stephen Forster, Team Leader, CMHT East on / email stephen.forster@nhs.scot OR Leanne McKay, Integrated Manager, Community Mental Health and Learning Disability Service on or email leanne.mckay@nhs.scot  

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

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