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NHS Fife’s Adult Community Mental Health Nursing Service is seeking mental health nurses for the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in West Fife.
Fife’s CMHT’s are undergoing innovative changes to the care and treatment for community-based secondary care patients. We are developing a comprehensive complex-trauma and personality disorder pathway in which we can deliver a skills-based approach through; Safe and Able to Cope, Decider Skills, Emotional Resources Group and are planning the roll-out of Structured Clinical Management which will complete the pathway. Another significant development is the creation of Physical Healthcare Clinics offering: Clozapine, Lithium, and High Dose Monitoring as well as ADHD and Eating Disorder health checks.
We have embraced new technological approaches in the delivery of these, as well as continuing to deliver face to face interventions. The CMHT’s continue to provide quality evidence-based interventions for those experiencing major mental illness and disorder.
Based at Queen Margaret Hospital Dunfermline, the CMHT in West Fife provides a service that stretches from Kincardine to Cardenden and Ballingry to the Inverkeithing. The diverse environmental and geographic features of NE Fife really does mean that no two days are the same, where each day brings its’ own exciting challenges. West Fife CMHT is hoping to develop a multi-disciplinary assessment clinic that will build on the team’s close professional working
Applications for these posts are invited from RMN’s, able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of working with adults presenting with a range of mental health problems. As an enthusiastic mental health nurse you will join this service and will work within a multi-disciplinary team committed to partnership working with strong links to other secondary care and community services.
The successful applicant will have some experience of team working, problem solving, flexibility and good communication skills. The post holder will have day to day responsibility for managing their allocated patients; contributing to the assessment, care planning, evaluation and delivery of care to patients presenting with a variety of mental health problems in both virtual and face to face settings.
Newly Qualified Practitioners will be supported to achieve Flying Start, in addition, you will receive a comprehensive induction package and supportive educational development. We are committed to Mentorship/Preceptorship, clinical supervision and personal development.
For informal enquiries please contact John Wilson, Lead Nurse on 01592 643355 ext. 29189 email john.wilson3@nhs.scot or Louisa Thomson , Team Lead on 01592 64335 Ext. 25754 email louisa.thomson@nhs.scot
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.