Job Advert
Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership are developing new roles to support the actions in the new Mental Health Strategy 2017-2027 and the Primary Care Improvement Fund.
We are seeking to recruit Community Mental Health Nurses to support Primary Care in Midlothian as well as support the Joint Mental Health Team.
These posts will be varied and challenging, working across services and will require excellent assessment skills, a significant degree of flexibility, good team working and a demonstrated ability to solve problems / think on your feet.
The posts will be managed within the Health and Social Care Partnership in Midlothian, providing outreach into GP Practices providing psychiatric assessments and interventions to those with mild to moderate mental health problems
A Non Medical Prescribing qualification would be advantageous but is not essential.
This is an opportunity to truly influence and improve the primary care experience for people seeking mental health support within Midlothian. As a valued member of our integrated services you will be actively involved in developing and promoting the integration agenda.
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
We are seeking experienced nurses with strong assessment skills to form part of the wider mental health services.
Kaye Skey – Clinical Service Development Manager
Tel: 0131 454 1032
kaye.skey@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
or
Peter LindsayHall – Team Leader – Primary Care MH Service
Peter.lindsayhall@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Tel: 0131 536 8981
Please note the salary will be pro-rata
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.