The closing date for this job has now passed.

Job reference: 102216
Salary: Band 6 (£33,072 - £40,736)
Job closing date: 25/05/2022
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Stornoway Health Centre
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 11/05/2022
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Western Isles
Department: CPN

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Mental Health and Learning Disability Service

Liaison and Diversion Practitioner

Band 6 £33,072- £40,736 per annum

plus £1,117 Distant Islands Allowance per annum

37.5hrs per week

Permanent


We are looking for a highly motivated experienced RMN to join our Community Psychiatric Nursing Team in Lewis and Harris.  Applications are invited from qualified nurses who are seeking to develop their career in a newly developing and challenging service.


The successful candidate will be committed to providing a responsive service for people in crisis who have involvement with the police, probation services, court services, and homeless services. The Liaison & Diversion Practitioner 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.


For further information, please contact Mike Hutchison, Associate Director of Mental Health & Learning Disabilities on01851 704704 xtn 2410 or Norrie Macritchie, CPN SCN on 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


For any further queries please contact 01851 762027

​​​​​​​Closing Date 25th May 2022

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