Job Advert
THESE VACANCIES ARE OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF THE SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE ONLY
2 x posts in Dundee
1 x post in Inverness
1 x post in Glasgow
Applicants for the Post of Mental Health Paramedic should have an interest in and commitment to the optimisation of mental health care and support delivered by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Alongside operational hours there is within the role the provision of protected time for continuous mental health learning and development as well as regular meetings with relevant internal and external stakeholders in each locality. Successful applicants will be expected to engage in regular individual reflective practice through the clinical supervision process to facilitate personal and professional development within the role.
MHPRUs operate in collaboration with local health board Mental Health Assessment Units (MHAU) or Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCP). MHPRUs are crewed by one Mental Health Paramedic and one Mental Health Nurse or by one Mental Health Paramedic with the prof-to-prof support of the local MHAU or mental health team. Applicants must have at least one year’s experience, on appointment, as a paramedic.
In their capacity as a Mental Health Paramedic, successful applicants will respond to 25 (Mental Health) and 23 (Overdose) coded calls. MHPRUs may also respond to ILT incidents as first response on scene when they are the nearest available resource. Mental Health Paramedics will also support ACC in the triage of mental health calls to optimise the dispatch of the MHPRU vehicles.
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37-hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Hiring Manager.
For any further information contact Mental Health Paramedic Response Unit Service Manager, Ricky Begg - richard.begg@nhs.scot
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period, for which you would be paid, until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Hiring Manager.
NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.