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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.
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Band 5 Inverclyde Older Peoples Community Mental Health Services
Older Peoples Community Mental Health Nurse position at Band 5 in Inverclyde Adult Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team within which The Community Response Service is integrated.
Applications of interest are invited from those staff currently on protected pay and who are in possession of the essential requirements below.
This is an integrated and comprehensive multi-disciplinary Mental Health Team providing care to individuals with complex mental health needs and their families or carers within the Inverclyde area. Within this Team, sits the Care Home and Acute Liaison Service which is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary service providing urgent response and assessment of clients with mental health needs. Further the Inverclyde memory service is operated within the Older Peoples Community Mental Health Service. You may be required to provide support to/ be rotated into this service as operational demand dictates, under the supervision of Band 6 staff.
You will carry responsibility for managing your own caseload and working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary care team. You will do so under the supervision of a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse Specialist.
You will be responsible for the organisation and facilitation of Depot/Clozapine/Lithium treatment clinics and Physical Health and Wellbeing clinics.
You will be responsible for the maintenance of your own high clinical and professional standards of practice and carry delegated responsibility for the supervision of Support Staff. .
The service is committed to continuous professional development and will afford support to meet training and development needs.
Essential:
NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse
Car Driver
PREFERRED
Demonstrable evidence of commitment to working with individuals with complex mental health needs, in particular, presentations of psychoses and substance co-morbidity, dementia, and other degenerative conditions. i.e., working knowledge of current good practice and effective models of care applicable.
Informal Contact: Jim Doyle, Nurse Team Lead, Tel No: 01475 558000
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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