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Job reference: 019780
Salary: Band 6 (£31,800 - £39,169)
Job closing date: 03/04/2020
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Elderpark Clinic
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37
Job posted date: 20/03/2020
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department: Older Peoples Mental Health Team

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Within a multi-disciplinary team you will have responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care needs of older adults with Mental Health problems. Emphasis will be on care and treatment using validated psychological approaches and working as an integrated service to meet complex needs of this client group. You will also be responsible for providing supervision to Band 5 nurses, untrained staff and nursing students. Experience in Older adults Mental Health is desirable.

 

You will provide a service to a defined geographical area for patients who are experiencing mental health problems and also has a key role in promoting and developing the Community Mental Health Team service development.

 

You will also provide a high quality, culturally sensitive and effective specialist nursing to older people with mental illness living in the community by working in partnership with service users, care providers and other agencies.

 

You will provide triage, assessment, ongoing interventions and evaluation of these, participates in discharge planning processes and facilitates the coordination of care working collaboratively with patients using a biopsychosocial model within community Older Peoples Mental Health services.  Whilst providing expert clinical advice, practical support and specialist education to other professional groups/staff regarding the mental health needs of the older adult population.

 

It is essential you are a Registered Mental Nurse with relevant community experience.

A current Driving Licence is required for this post.

 

The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm


Informal Contact  

Pauline Blake, Nurse Team Leader on 0141  232 7138.

 

(Please note the salary is Pro Rata) for part time hours.


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