Liaison and Diversion Practitioner (CPN)

Mental Health and Learning Disability Service

Liaison and Diversion Practitioner (CPN)

Band 6 £35,522- £43,286 per annum

plus £1,201 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.

Additional benefits of working for NHS Western Isles

• Enhanced rates of pay for evening and weekend working
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Automatic enrolment in the NHS Pension Scheme
• A Carer Positive employer with access to paid special leave
• Generous occupational sick pay and maternity leave provision

The successful candidate will be willing to participate in an On Call Rota and provide cross cover if required in the Southern Isles in the absence of the CPN with a specialist interest in Substance Misuse.

The post is eligible for relocation expenses.

For further information, please contact Debbie Macrae, Community Mental Health SCN on 01851 703069.

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme).

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

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​​​​​​​Closing Date: 21st March 2023

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