Community Mental Health Nurse - Inverclyde Mental Health Services

Key Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the management of a defined clinical caseload, delivering comprehensive, specialist nursing care to service users with often complex mental health, physical health and social care needs
• Provide day-to-day leadership, management and clinical supervision to nursing staff and healthcare assistants, supporting safe practice, professional development and effective workload management
• Work collaboratively with health, social work and multi-disciplinary colleagues to coordinate person-centred, outcome-focused care within a defined geographical area
• Undertake assessment, care planning, review and discharge, using evidence-based practice and autonomous clinical decision-making to manage risk and promote patient safety
• Play an active role in team development, contributing to service improvement activity, audit, and the development of local protocols, policies and practice
• Act as a role model and practice assessor/supervisor, supporting student learning, promoting reflective practice and contributing to a positive learning and working environment within the team

Knowledge, Training, Qualifications and/or Experience Required

• Be a first-level registered mental health nurse, with a strong foundation in community and/or secondary mental health care and a commitment to high professional standards
• Demonstrate ongoing continuing professional development, with the ability to apply evidence-based practice to complex clinical situations
• Possess excellent communication, organisational and analytical skills, enabling effective caseload management, leadership and multidisciplinary working
• Have the skills and experience to work autonomously, make sound clinical judgements, and manage risk safely while supporting patients, carers and staff
• Bring experience of supervision, leadership or mentorship, with the ability to support staff development and contribute positively to a learning environment, including student support

What We Offer

• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Bursary scheme
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Contact Information

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion, please contact Community Mental Health Nurse, Karen McLaughlin, 01475 558000, Karen.mclaughlin@nhs.scot.

Details on How to Apply

Information for candidates
AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application, but your answers must be your own. Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.
Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you, not an AI tool.

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested? If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion, please contact Community Mental Health Nurse, Karen McLaughlin, 01475 558000, Karen.mclaughlin@nhs.scot.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

Information for candidates
AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application, but your answers must be your own. Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.
Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you, not an AI tool.

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested? If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion, please contact Community Mental Health Nurse, Karen McLaughlin, 01475 558000, Karen.mclaughlin@nhs.scot.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

Information for candidates
AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application, but your answers must be your own. Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.
Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you, not an AI tool.

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested? If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion, please contact Community Mental Health Nurse, Karen McLaughlin, 01475 558000, Karen.mclaughlin@nhs.scot.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

Information for candidates
AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application, but your answers must be your own. Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.
Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you, not an AI tool.

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested? If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion, please contact Community Mental Health Nurse, Karen McLaughlin, 01475 558000, Karen.mclaughlin@nhs.scot.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

Information for candidates
AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application, but your answers must be your own. Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.
Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you, not an AI tool.

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested? If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion, please contact Community Mental Health Nurse, Karen McLaughlin, 01475 558000, Karen.mclaughlin@nhs.scot.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

Information for candidates
AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can