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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 is responsible for ensuring the delivery of a high quality intensive assessment and treatment service for a caseload of young people and their families referred to CAMHS Tier 4. The post holder will provide links between any CAMHS or adult mental health services that are involved in the child/young person’s care. The intensive treatment services aim to provide alternatives to admission and reduce length of admissions. The role will be integral to ensuring seamless care pathways in to and out of tier 4 services. CPNs will participate in the provision of CAMHS services at weekends on a rotational basis.
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.
NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.
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 at catherine.hardie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk