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Overview
Mental Health Nurse Band 6 1.0wte (career break cover – fixed term or secondment, up to end December 2026)
EBSS is a psychology‑led specialist service providing formulation‑driven interventions for individuals with dementia presenting with distressed behaviour referred to the service and resident in Edinburgh City Care Homes. EBSS also provides training to care homes in responding to stress and distressed behaviour.
The post holder will join Clinical Psychology, an Assistant Psychologist and existing Band 6 Nursing staff as part of the EBSS clinical team based at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. The post holder will have a clinical caseload and will provide clinical assessment, formulation and intervention on direct case work. EBSS provide training to care home staff within NES Training programmes and the post holder is expected to deliver training across this programme and will be supported to do so. EBSS have allocated administrative support.
Contract
We are recruiting to a fixed‑term position to cover a planned career break of a permanent staff member. This contract is fixed term up to end of December 2026 with an anticipated extension.
Responsibilities
* Clinical assessment, formulation and intervention on direct case work.
* Deliver training within NES Responses to Stress & Distress in Dementia and Essentials in Psychological Care Dementia programmes.
* Participate in service evaluation and multidisciplinary working across care systems and settings.
Qualifications
* Required NMC registration.
* Interest in working with individuals with advanced dementia and their caregivers.
* Previous attendance at NES Psychological Responses to Stress and Distress 2‑day enhanced/expertise level training is desirable.
* Experience in delivery of training is desirable.
* PVG Scheme membership/record for the required regulatory group (child and/or adult) or ability to obtain it prior to appointment.
* Prepared to meet any updated criminal records checks required from 1 April 2025.
Benefits
From 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full‑time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part‑time hours will be reduced pro‑rata; however, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
EEO Statement
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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