NHS Fife Older Adult Community Mental Health Team Central Fife
The service has a rare and exciting opportunity that has arisen within the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team in Central Fife for Senior Community Mental Health Nurses.. We would like to welcome applications from highly motivated individuals, with a background in working with older adults with functional and organic conditions, to join our team. These posts will be based at Whyteman's Brae Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
In applying for this role, you will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
The registered applicant will be expected to have knowledge of, and experience in, dealing with issues relating to the health and wellbeing of older adults with mental illness. They will be able to engage with patients to help work on their recovery and personal outcomes.
We are seeking confident individuals who have the skills to deal with challenging situations, on their own, in patient’s homes or Care Homes across Central Fife, and who demonstrate an appreciation of the diversity of the workload. You will hold your own caseload and be expected to complete mental health assessments and implement and evaluate person centred individualised care plans.
As a Senior Community Mental Health Nurse you will assist with the supervision and development of junior staff members within the team and support the Nurse Team Lead with delegated managerial tasks. The post holder will possess excellent team working and leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and use their own initiative. They will work autonomously for certain aspects of the post, however will be fully supported within a multi-disciplinary team.
The post holders will be expected to provide Assessor/Supervisor role for Student Nurses, and must possess excellent communication skills and be adaptable to change along with evidence of continual personal development.
There is a need to be proficient with IT systems such as Microsoft Office and Morse.
Successful applicants will receive a full induction, and opportunity to participate in clinical and Nurse line management supervision.
IT IS VITAL THAT THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE CAN TRAVEL ACROSS A LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Working pattern The service operates within office hours Monday to Friday 0900-1700, although there may be the addition of weekend working in future.
For informal enquiries or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Nurse Team Lead Lesley Craw on 01592 643355 ext 28952
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A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.
