Community Mental Health Nurse - Community Mental Health Services

NHS National Services Scotland; Greenock; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is Mon-Thurs, 9-5pm Fri, 9am-4.30pm.

Inverclyde Mental Health and Wellbeing Services provide a full range of secondary mental health care and community based mental health services for the population of Inverclyde. Inverclyde Older Persons Mental Health Team (OPMHT) provides outcome-focused interventions to people over 65 with a range of mental health issues and to people of all ages with dementia. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the team as a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse, based in Crown House, Greenock. The successful applicant will be responsible for management of their own caseload, as well as the management and supervision of trained and untrained staff, within the Nursing Team. The post holder will provide comprehensive, specialist nursing care to clients with often complex health and social needs within a defined geographical area. The post holder will play an active role in team development, including improvement activity and audit.

Professional leadership and operational management is via Band 7 Nurse Team Lead. The Inverclyde OPMHT provides Memory Clinic Assessment, Community Mental Health Nursing, Care Home and Hospital Liaison Nursing. On occasion, the post holder may be requested to participate in all team functions.

Informal contact: Karen McLaughlin, Nurse Team Lead, 01475 558000, [e-mail]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

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