Registered Nurse – Skye Centre
AfC Band 5 (pro rata) plus a High Secure Environmental Allowance of £1,679.10 per annum (pro rata) and a High Secure Clinical Responsibility Allowance of £4,030.01 per annum (pro rata)
Hours – 37*
Contract Duration – Permanent
Post Details – The Skye Centre provides a high quality service that is individually focused and consists of a range of therapeutic, recreational, social, vocational, educational and physical health services for patients. An opportunity has arisen for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to be based within the Skye Centre. The post-holder will be primarily based within the Gardens Department but will require to be flexible in their approach as they may be deployed to work in various designated activity areas within the Skye Centre.
The individual will work as part of the Skye Centre team, alongside senior Nursing staff, Specialist Occupational Therapist and a range of Rehabilitation Instructors. The successful candidate will participate without direct supervision working in partnership with patients and the wider disciplines across all Clinical Teams. You will participate in the development, maintenance and delivery of high quality care in a secure environment, through the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care processes whilst maintaining a safe environment.
Experience – We would welcome applicants who have obtained professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree level. Applicants must be registered on the NMC single professional register in respect of Mental Health Nursing and/or Learning Disability Nursing.
Closing Date – The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on 15 May 2025. For an informal discussion please contact Alex MacLean, Senior Charge Nurse on 01555 842178 or Jacqueline Garrity, Skye Centre Manager on 01555 842056.
If you have any queries or require assistance regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact the HR Team on tsh.jobs@nhs.scot to discuss your requirements.
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. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. It should be noted that the State Hospital is a high secure hospital and the current organisational position based on a risk assessment is that we welcome applications from people under the age of 18 for non clinical roles however to be eligible for a clinical role applicants should be 18 years and older. Should you have any questions in relation to this please contact TSH.Jobs@nhs.scot
Right to Work –
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 this entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa, and settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, and if you can demonstrate such cover, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
For specific types of post, it might be possible to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here. Please note that the State Hospital is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you have an appropriate right to work in the UK BEFORE applying.
Reduced Working Week* -
Starting from 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will be reduced from 37.5 to 37 hours, and part-time staff will get a pro-rata reduction in their working hours without losing any earnings. Although the State Hospital will implement this change, it may not be possible to transition fully from 1 April. Therefore, there may be some areas in the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department cannot safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff) until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety. Of course, you will be remunerated accordingly. The State Hospital is committed to fully implementing the 37-hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.