Mental Health Nurse-Inpatient Mental Health Nursing

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 12hr shifts, rotational day/night, Mon-Sun.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of a band 5 staff nurse to work in one of our Older people mental health wards in Leverndale hospital. Banff ward is a 20 bedded functional assessment ward in Leverndale Hospital. 

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the context of an inpatient ward, will:

• Have responsibility for the assessment of patient care needs and the development and evaluation of programs of care.
• Be expected to carry out all relevant forms of care in partnership with patients, carers and other professionals and in line with agreed standards and clinical policies.  

Regularly taking charge of the ward and the supervision and teaching of junior staff, both qualified and unqualified will be an important aspect of the role as will be the mentoring of nurses undergoing basic or post-basic training.  

The post-holder will be expected to practice within a legal & ethical framework as defined by: -  

• The Nursing & Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct, 
• National mental health related legislation 
• National and local policy, guidelines and protocols.

The post is a Full-time permanent contract.

Shift patterns are Mon-Sun, 12 hour shifts and rotational day/night

Informal contact: Sarah Farmer, SCN, , Sarah.Farmer@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

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.

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Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

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