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 Community Psychiatric Nurse
Band 6 £41,608 - £50,702 per annum
Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,406
37 hours per week
Permanent post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic Band 6 to join the Uists and Barra Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).
The post holder will work collaboratively within the CMHT day to day, with the role being focused on offering interventions to Adults requiring support at a Primary Care level. There are ample opportunities for the post holder to develop experience and skills required working within a remote and rural Community setting. The Team work across the Southern Isles (Benbecula, Uists and Barra). With permanent team base being situated in Benbecula.
The post holder will be part of a supportive team, working closely with the Nurse Manager, Community Psychiatric Nurses and Mental Health Support Worker. Main responsibility within the role is to develop and improve services for people over 18 years with common mental health problems within Primary Care. The role includes working across designated GP practices and attending weekly integrated care team meetings.
The role is to provide mental health screening assessments, risk assessment, medication monitoring, telephone triage, sign posting, referral to other services and brief intervention for people experiencing common mental health, to enable timely access to evidence-based interventions to promote recovery. Duties will also include supporting the Community Psychiatric Nurse Team Out of Hours Service (On average, 1 week in every 4 On-Call).
The ideal candidate will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with current NMC registration, have evidence of Continuing Professional Development and be in receipt of a Full Driving Licence.
For further information regarding this post, please contact:
Nurse Manager Daniella Herbertz- Tel: 01870 602 918
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
Closing Date 5th January 2026