Primary Care Mental Health Community Psychiatric Nurse

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.
Primary Care Mental Health CPN (Community Psychiatric Nurse) Band 6 £39,912 - £48,635 per annum Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,349 37 hours per week Permanent post A vacancy has arisen for a Primary Care Mental Health Community Psychiatric Nurse to join our team in Uist and Barra.
You will help to develop and improve services for people over 18 years of age with common mental health problems in primary care.
The role includes working across designated GP practice and acts as the principal mental health conduit between primary and secondary mental health services, and as a single point of access to people who require mental health support.
The post holder will support the CPN OOH service by means of a 1 in 4 rota.
If this is the ideal post for you please contact us.
For further information regarding this post, please contact Mike Hutchison, Associate Director of Mental Health & Learning Disability Services on 01851 704704 xtn 2410, or Debbie Macrae, CPN Team Lead (Lewis & Harris) on 01851763312.
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme).
This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
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If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
Closing Date: 27/01/2025