Overview
NHS Caithness Community Mental Health Team
Community Mental Health Nurse (Band 6)
Part Time, Permanent, 22.3 hours per week
Salary: £39,912 – £48,635 pro-rata
We are looking for an enthusiastic Community Psychiatric Nurse, with Older Adult Mental Health experience, in Caithness. Your role will be with adults over the age of 65 or of any age if a memory concern. It will involve assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of the care plan, in partnership with the client and family and carers. You will also be involved in assessment and management of ongoing risk. This role will also involve medication monitoring, liaising with psychiatrists, primary care and with other Social Care services, also referring onto other services as appropriate.
You will be an active member of an MDT. You will be supervising students and support workers on occasion. The role will also include being part of the Place of Safety service for escort of detained patients to a psychiatric in-patient facility.
You will be registered with the NMC and work within the code of conduct at all times.
A driving licence is essential and a pool car may be available, however, applicants should have access to their own vehicle for work purposes, if required.
This is a permanent, part time post of 22.3 hours per week, to be worked in accordance with service requirements, plus participation in the on-call rota for the Place of Safety.
Informal enquires should be made to Hugh Black, Interim Team Lead Caithness & North Sutherland. Tel: (01641) 531772 or email: hugh.black@nhs.scot or Marie Cuthbert, Integrated Team Manager, East Caithness, mobile 07974107022, or email: marie.cuthbert2@nhs.scot
Recruitment team can be contacted by e-mailing northarea.recruitment@nhs.scot or by telephoning 01955 880404/880410.
Short-listed applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
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Closing date for applications: 27th November, 2024.
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