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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Liaison Nurse (RMN) Band 6 post within NHS Fife Health and Social Care Partnership.
Based in Central Fife the Mental Health Liaison Nurse provides support to patients within the Adult Acute Service and works closely with the Liaison Psychiatrist attached to the service. Referrals are predominantly from the inpatient areas at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. The role will require you to respond to an ever changing and demanding working environment. You will be responsible for delivering safe effective patient focused care to individuals experiencing mental health and/or related physical health difficulties across a wide spectrum of mental health diagnosis and complexity. This will require you to exercise initiative and autonomy to anticipate and respond to the unpredictability of referrals and the complex demands they present. You will also have the opportunity to provide learning for Peers, Student Nurses and Medical Students, in both General and Mental Health placements and other Health Care Professionals.
Applications for this post are invited from experienced RMN’s, able to demonstrate enhanced skills, knowledge and experience of working with adults across the age span presenting with a range of mental health problems. The successful applicant will have experience of team working, problem solving, flexibility, high-level communication skills, continuing personal development and change management. The post holder will have day to day responsibility for managing their workload and the assessment, care planning, evaluation of patients presenting with a variety of mental health problems in an acute setting. A commitment to partnership working with a range of stakeholders is also essential.
NHS Fife has a comprehensive and supportive education programme that will enable to you fulfill the needs of this role. We are committed to Mentorship/Preceptorship, clinical supervision and personal development.
For informal enquiries please contact Interim Lead Nurse, Gayle Morris on 01592 643355 ext 35335, Gayle.morris@nhs.scot
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
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.