Job Advert
Isle of Benbecula
Substance Misuse Community Nurse
Psychiatric Team
Band 6 - £31,800 to £39,169 per annum
Plus £1,074 Distant Islands Allowance per annum
37.5 Hours per Week
Permanent Post
For more information on living and working in the Western Isles visit the website: http://www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk/wihrr.pdf
We are looking for a highly motivated experienced RMN/RGN to join the Community Psychiatric Nursing Team based in the Western Isles of Scotland. Applications are invited from qualified nurses who are seeking to develop their career in a challenging but supportive environment.
The successful candidate will be committed to developing and enhancing their clinical skills and be able to demonstrate enthusiasm for work within the community services of Mental Health. You will be required to work as part of the Multidisciplinary Team to ensure delivery of an accessible, appropriate, high quality and effective substance misuse nursing service to people in Uist and Barra: emphasising Harm Reduction and recovery pathway for people with excessive and harmful substance use within the community. If you are looking to work on one of the most beautiful islands of Scotland, then this post may be for you.
We have an established supervision structure and actively promote CPD.
For further information, please contact Norrie Macritchie, SCN Community Psychiatric Nurse Team on Tel No: 01870 602918.
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/ along with a job description.
Any further queries please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
Closing Date: 30th June 2020
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