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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 post holder has professional and managerial responsibility for a caseload of patients allocated through the mental health service within Regional Infectious Diseases Unit and throughout Lothian, utilising clinical knowledge to inform decision making and formulate care plans and deliver therapeutic interventions.
- Ensure the highest standard of personalised mental health nursing care is delivered to patients and their families in partnership with all members of the multi disciplinary team.
- Responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the delivery and maintenance of optimal care outcomes.
- The individual is expected to motivate staff to provide high standards of care by acting as a role model.
- Provide expert professional and clinical care advice to patient’s and carers as well as multi- disciplinary team including other mental health professionals
- Participate in providing specialist education and training programmes for health care professionals and other professional groups.
- Implement and undertake research activities ensuring evidence-based practice in the specialist area.
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 Linda.Panton@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or by phone 0131 537 2959.