Community Mental Health Nurse
Permanent
37 hours per week
Midlothian Substance Misuse Service
No 11, Dalkeith
The post holder would be working within a Multidisciplinary team. The team members have a range of skills and areas of expertise. We work in partnership with the patient, family and carers in treatment and recovery from moderate to severe substance use problems.
We have strong MDT working in place with Social Work and Peer roles being highly valued and integrated within the service. We operate a key worker system to empower patients to participate in their ongoing treatment and care.
The post would be based in Midlothian recovery hub No 11
The core hours of the team are Monday –Friday 9am -5pm
For further information or to arrange a visit please contact:
Emma Martin– Team Manager
Paul D’Mello – Clinical Nurse Specialist
0131 285 9600
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
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. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
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.
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.