The closing date for this job has now passed.

Job reference: 041145
Salary: Band 5 (£25,351 - £31,966)
Job closing date: 31/03/2021
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Various
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: Various
Job posted date: 07/01/2021
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: REAS

Job Advert

Registered Mental Health Nurse & Registered Learning Disabilites Nurse


We are now welcoming applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses & Community Registered Mental Health Nurses & Registered Learning Disabilites Nurses to a number of positions across NHS Lothian. Please ensure you read below for various opportunities and state your area of preference within the assessment form.


We have a number of unique opportunities in the following areas - 

Substance Misuse Team - Esk Centre, Musselburgh  - 22.5 hours, 2 years Fixed Term

Community Mental Health Team - North East Recovery Hub

Various Royal Edinburgh Inpatient Wards

Please look at our full list of vacancies below.

Interviews will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams.


Please ensure you read the Job Descriptions, Person Specifications & Additional Information for each post by following the below link before you apply. For Job Description , Person Specifications & Additional Information please follow this link: http://www.lothianjobpacks.scot.nhs.uk/registered-mental-health-nurse-community-registered-mental-health-nurse/


Important information - Summer Graduates 2021

Student Nurses graduating in Summer 2021 are not eligible to apply to this advert. Summer graduates will be invited to apply from April 2021 onward.




Inpatient Registered Mental Health Nurse


Specialty/WardLocationInformal Contact
Older People's Mental Health Royal Edinburgh Hospital

David Haldane -

0131 286 8110

Acute Mental Health ServicesRoyal Edinburgh Hospital

Claire Borthwick - 

0131 286 8112


Rehabilitation ServicesRoyal Edinburgh Hospital

Rhona McLeod -

0131 286 8919 


Margaret Duguid UnitRoyal Edinburgh Hospital

Wendy Low -

0131 286 9379

Neurological Rehabilitation -

Robert Fergusson Unit

Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Michele Yeaman -

0131 441 8636

CAMHS Inpatient Unit

Royal Edinburgh Hospital -

Relocating to Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, Little France

Jenny White -

01506 434 274

CAMHS Under 12's Day Programme

Royal Edinburgh Hospital -

Relocating to Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, Little France

Paul Roberts - 

0131 537 4596

CAMHS Day ServiceWillowgrove House, Livingston

Jenny White -

01506 434 274

Older People's Mental Health - Penny Lane Ward Midlothian Community Hospital

Kirsty Jack - 

0131 454 1061

Older People's Mental Health - Rose Lane Ward

 Midlothian Community Hospital

Kirsty Jack - 

0131 454 1061

HBCCC - Willow WardFerryfield House

Janice Duffy -

0131 315 3517

HBCCC - ProspectbankFindlay House

Saro Mutebuka -

0131 454 2216

HBCCC - Thistle WardEllen's Glen House

Rob Crispin - 

0131 664 8664

Oak Tree - Ward 2

East Lothian Community Hospital

Frank Charleston -

01620  642 879



Community Registered Mental Health Nurse  

  

  

Specialty/WardLocationInformal Contact
Older Adult's Community Mental Health Team

Based at East Lothian Community Hospital

Janice Flockhart

01620 064 2751


East Lothian Community Mental Health Team


Based at East Lothian Community Hospital

Jamie Morris 

01620 064 2761

East Lothian Intensive Home Treatment Team

Based at East Lothian Community Hospital

Heather Anderson

07970 621 770

Older Adult's Community Mental Health TeamBased at Ward 9, Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Rosemary Gardiner

0131 537 6617

South West Community Mental Health Team


Cambridge Street House

Permanent & Fixed Term posts available

Pauline Davidson

0131 537 8679

North West Edinburgh Community Mental Health Team


North West/North East Locality Offices


Ian McDougall

0131 553 8472


North East Recovery Hub

                         Based at 5 Links PLace

            Iain Macleod

            0131 554 7516

Community Psychiatric Nurse

North East Community Mental Health Team

Based at Inchkeith House

Fiona Crichton

01315 374 530

Midlothian Community Mental Health TeamBased at No.11 Dalkieth

Karen Darroch

0131 285 9616


Midlothian Intensive Home Treatment Team


Based at No.11 Dalkieth

Karen Darroch

0131 285 9616



Substance Misuse Service

Specialty/WardLocationInformal Contact
East Lothian Substance Misuse Team

Esk Centre, Musselburgh

22.5 hours, 2 yr Fixed Term Post

Stuart Ferrier

0131 446 4853

Edinburgh Substance Misuse Team

Ritson Clinic , Edinburgh

Debbie Eccles

07713 091 920


Learning Disabilities Inpatient & Community

Specialty/WardLocationInformal Contact
LDS Assessment & Treatment ServiceBased at Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Scott Taylor

0131 446 4457

LDS Intensive Treatment ServiceBased Astley Ainslie Hospital

Raymond Purcell

0131 537 9218


Please note that adverts are updated regularly and all vacancies are subject to change. You are encouraged to refer back periodically to familiarise yourself with any changes that may arise. In addition to your clinical skills, we are interested in your attitude, passion for working in healthcare and your potential to contribute to our high quality patient care, as well as demonstration of personal values aligned to those of our organisation: NHS Lothian Values

Take a look around the company https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/