Community Mental Health Staff Nurse
Job Description
Job title: Community Mental Health Staff Nurse
Company: NHS Scotland
Job description: 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.
The shift pattern is Monday-Friday 09.00-17.00.
In order to apply for this position you must have a Live PIN with the NMC.UK
Please note that for this post, no newly qualified practitioner for 2024 will be considered for this role.
The West Dunbartonshire Older Adults Community Mental Health Team (OACMHT) are looking to recruit a band 5 Community Mental Health Nurses to their team. As part of the OACMHT, the post holder will be responsible for managing a caseload providing comprehensive and holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of health and social care needs for older adults with a variety of often complex mental health and social care issues.
As an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team the post-holder will work in partnership demonstrating compassionate caring behaviours to fulfill the key functions of the OACMHT. The post-holder is responsible for proactively promoting partnership working with patients, carers and other professionals/ agencies in line with legislative frameworks, agreed standards and clinical policies. This involves working in a variety of home/ near to home community environments.
The post holder is required to undertake duties without direct supervision as well as supporting and supervising work undertaken by more junior members of nursing staff and nursing students. Including providing caseload line management supervision and clinical supervision and undertaking line management responsibilities.
Participating in regular caseload line management supervision and Clinical Supervision are critical aspects of the role.
Supervising the practice of others, undertaking mentorship/ preceptorship responsibilities and contributing to the learning and development of the staff team are important aspects of this role.
Informal Contact: David MacLeod, David.macleod@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.
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Location: West Dunbartonshire – Glasgow
