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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 to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
The CAMHS Assertive Outreach Team are Looking for New Nurses
We are all about connecting:
We work with a wide variety of mental health conditions
We work with young people and their carers to access specialist treatment
We help patients, and their families connect with each other and connect with CAMHS treatment
At times we help connect back to ordinary life experiences such as school and sports.
We connect with each other in a supportive Multidisciplinary Team
We connect with the other CAMHS teams both in Tier 3 and Tier 4,
We help young people connect and transition to adult services
We connect as nurses and share our knowledge and develop the ideas that will keep the service growing
It is an exciting time to join our team as we are looking to develop and grow. The plans include the move to working longer days 8-8pm and an increasing nursing team.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Catherine Hardie on 0131 537 6364 or at catherine.hardie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk