Community Psychiatric Nurse (Adults and Perinatal)

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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...

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.

Mental Health and Learning Disability Service

Community Psychiatric Nurse (Adults & Perinatal)

Band 6 £39,912 - £48,635 per annum

plus £1,349 Distant Islands Allowance per annum

37 hrs per week

Permanent


We are looking for a highly motivated experienced RMN to join our Community Psychiatric Nursing Team in Lewis and Harris.  Applications are invited from qualified nurses who are seeking to develop their career in a newly developing and challenging service specialising in Perinatal Mental Health.


The successful candidate will have a generic CPN caseload and a core role in providing specialist nursing assessment, interventions, ongoing monitoring and risk assessment and implementation of clinical interventions to ensure the delivery of a high quality of care for women with perinatal ill health.

The post holder will work in partnership with local mental health services, maternity and neo natal teams, psychological interventions services, third sector providers and other professionals involved in the care of pregnant and postnatal women, their infants and families, acting as the crucial link between services.

Additional benefits of working for NHS Western Isles

  • Enhanced rates of pay for evening and weekend working
  • Generous annual leave entitlements
  • Automatic enrolment in the NHS Pension Scheme
  • A Carer Positive employer with access to paid special leave
  • Generous occupational sick pay and maternity leave provision

The successful candidate will be willing to participate in an On Call Rota and will provide Perinatal Cover Western Isles Wide.

For further information, please contact Debbie Macrae, Community Mental Health SCN on 01851 703069.

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme).

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ along with a job description

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

Closing Date 6th December 2024


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