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NHSL 208254 Community Mental Health Nurse (LI), Haddington
Location: Haddington, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
4
Posted:
16.02.2025
Expiry Date:
02.04.2025
Job Description:
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.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Exciting opportunity to undertake the role of the Community Mental Health Nurse Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT) utilising specialist clinical knowledge to inform decision making and clinical judgment from initial assessment through to discharge. To provide specialist advice to the multidisciplinary team in relation to the management of patient conditions through the assessment, treatment and review planning process in partnership with the patient/carer.
Responsibilities include:
1. Provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals, other agencies, carers, clients, and relatives.
2. Support the development of the service to improve practice and work collaboratively across healthcare boundaries, implementing and evaluating evidence-based standards, guidelines, and policies.
3. Provide teaching and supervision to junior staff and students.
4. Maintain a PVG Scheme membership/record, with necessary applications made to Disclosure Scotland if not currently a member.
We are recruiting to the post of NHSL 208254 Community Mental Health Nurse
NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Community Mental Health Nurse at East Lothian Community Hospital. We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate, and motivated to join our strong, empowered, and highly skilled nursing family.
Our vision sets out our Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. A collaborative, person-focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe, and effective. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities.
Recruitment process – We use a values and competency-based recruitment process linked to our Strategic Plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing and Midwifery interviews are linked to our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We aim to offer an equitable experience and are sharing interview questions in advance.
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