Community Mental Health Nurse-Perinatal Mental Health Service

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Applications from 2023 Newly Qualified Nurse/Midwife, will not be considered for this post. 

You must have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

The shift pattern for this position is Mon-Fri, 9am until 5pm

 (Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dynamic Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join the Perinatal Mental Health Service as a Community Staff Nurse (Band 5).

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, the Community Staff Nurse will participate in the assessment of those referred into our service which includes the possible impact of a womans mental health of an unborn baby or infant, risk identification and the implementation of evidence-based treatment and interventions working in partnership with patients, carers and other health professionals in line with agreed standards and clinical policies and without direct supervision.

The Community Staff Nurse will:

• Participate in regular caseload supervision with a named Community Charge Nurse (Band 6) as within their nursing role, the Community Staff Nurse will be responsible for the management of their own community caseload which includes admitting, assessing, care planning and discharging patients as appropriate in collaboration with other team members.
• Be involved in supervising the practice of and/or demonstrating practice and procedures to Student Nurses and other disciplines such as Nursery Nurses.
• Be an active participant in our Perinatal Advice Line which acts upon referrals from other health professionals and offers a consultancy service to other health professionals on perinatal mental health issues.

The Perinatal Mental Health Services provides a Community Psychiatric Nursing (CPN) service for patients residing within the Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS catchment area who are experiencing moderate to severe symptoms of illness during the perinatal period.

The service aim to provide a comprehensive and individualised package of care for the patient and infant within the patients family and community environment while also providing psychiatric liaison to the health boards maternity units.

Training and development opportunities are promoted within the team to ensure our team is efficiently skilled and supported to work in this challenging clinical speciality.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

Interview dates will be confirmed in due course.

Informal contact: Louise Stevenson (Nurse Team Lead) or one of the Community Charge Nurses on .

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies.

Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

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