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NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
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 David Pickering-Gummer Email: d.pickering-gummer@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
To provide strategic, professional and clinical leadership and consultancy in nursing practice across the spectrum of perinatal mental health within perinatal mental health services across NHS Lothian, Fife, Forth Valley and Borders whilst also contributing to and influencing National advances and developments in the clinical field.
To develop and implement specialist care packages; provide expert clinical advice in specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service area and develop and deliver education programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The Nurse Consultant will work as an expert clinician in the field.
To take the lead role in maximising the contribution that values and evidence based nursing makes to the patient journey in the areas of:-
expert clinical practice professional leadership and consultancy education, teaching and research practice and service development & evaluation