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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.
Community Psychiatric Nurse with a Special interest in Substance Misuse
Salary Band 6 £37,831 - £46,100 per annum
Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,279 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Permanent post
We are looking for a highly-motivated, experienced individual to join the Community Mental Health Team in Uist and Barra. Applications are invited from individuals who have a extensive post registration experience working in the area of substance misuse who are seeking to develop their career in a newly developing and challenging service
The successful candidate will be committed to developing and enhancing their clinical skills whilst supporting the wider Community Mental Health Team with an enhanced responsibility to deliver high quality and effective substance misuse service to people predominately in Uist and Barra.
The post holder will assess people where potential mental health, learning disability or other vulnerability need is suspected and advise partner agencies on specific areas of Mental Health, Learning Disability, Substance Misuse needs, and, where relevant the impact on their offending behaviour to help inform appropriate custodial or alternative to custody options.
The successful candidate will be willing to participate in an On Call Rota and provide cross cover if required in Lewis and Harris in the absence of the Liaison and Diversion/Substance Misuse CPN.
For further information, please contact Norrie MacRitchie, Community Mental Health SCN, on Tel No: 01870 602918.
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ along with a job description.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach
Any further details please contact 01851 762027
Closing Date 8th December 2023
NHS Western Isles Benefits
· Benefits include a standard working week of 37.5 hours, with pay enhancements to reward weekends, nights and overtime working. This ranges from time plus 88% to time plus 30% depending on your pay band and shifts you work.
· Between 35 and 41 days leave entitlement (inclusive of public holidays) depending on length of service
· Automatic enrolment into the high quality NHS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
· Policies that enhance your wellbeing and work-life balance including with promotion of flexible working and access to paid special leave.