Registered Nurse - Community Mental Health Team

The Role

Registered Mental Health nurses are responsible for the application of the Framework of the Nursing Process to deliver high standards of client/patient nursing care for patients with a range of mental disorders, substance misuse, learning disability or co-morbidity, under the clinical supervision of the caseload holder/charge nurse/team leader, senior charge nurse or practitioner. The registered nurse has delegated responsibility for the appraisal and clinical supervision of students and clinical/healthcare support workers in the provision of care and treatment within a defined clinical service, under the management and leadership of the team leader / senior charge nurse or practitioner

Additional for those with 2 years post registration

Acting as Named Nurse (or equivalent), responsible for the application of the framework of the Nursing Process to ensure a high standard of client/patient care, delegated by the charge nurse/team leader, senior charge nurse or practitioner who provides clinical supervision to the post holder and retains overall responsibility for patient care. Coordinating and supervising a small team of junior nurses or practitioners, students and clinical support workers in delivering care.  Where required the post holder will undertake a delegated range of duties of the charge nurse, team leader/senior charge nurse or practitioner in their absence, including taking charge of the clinical area

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provides hospital-based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent teamwork skills with the ability to work using own initiative
• Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
• Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence and access to vehicle essential for community posts

It would be great if you also have

• NMC Registered Nurse with qualifications relevant to the defined clinical area i.e. Mental Health.
• Completion of Suicide Prevention Training, Mental Health Act learning materials; 10 Essential Shared Capabilities for Mental Health Practice learning materials.
• Degree or working towards degree-level education in a relevant subject.
• Relevant experience in mental health as a registered practitioner.
• Demonstrate a commitment to delivering and improving patient care.
• Working knowledge and Awareness of relevant mental health legislation, policies, standards, best practice statements, guidelines and capability frameworks.
• Proficient in mental health assessments.
• Knowledge of evidence-based interventions in recovery-focused care and treatment of people with mental illness.
• Venepuncture.
• To be a trained mentor for nursing students undertaking mental health training syllabus Mentor students.

Contract type

• Permanent
• Full time 
• 37hours

Location and Working Pattern

• This role will be based in Cumbernauld Community Mental Health Team within Central Health Centre.
• The working pattern for this role is 5 days over 7 shifts: 0830-1630/0900-1700/1030-1830.

Looking to find out more?

If youre looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Jennifer Ratcliffe, Senior Charge Nurse Psychiatry at jennifer.ratcliffe@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Tracy Watson, Recruitment Administrator at tracy.watson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshires benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with the length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increases with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire has a range of support services on topics that can impact both your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If youre looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack or our recruitment webpage.