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Urgent Care Assessment Team Staff Nurse
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Registered Mental Health Staff Nurse (Band 5)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Staff Nurse (Band 5) to join the Unscheduled Care Assessment Team (UCAT) based at Whyteman’s Brae Hospital.
We are seeking compassionate and committed nurses who demonstrate excellent team working skills, effective communication, sound clinical judgement, and the ability to manage their workload within a fast-paced and evolving service. Applicants must hold current NMC registration and have experience working within a mental health setting.
UCAT Services
UCAT provides a 24-hour, 7-day service, working collaboratively with medical and multidisciplinary colleagues to respond to individuals presenting with urgent and unscheduled mental health care needs across Fife. As a Band 5 Nurse, you will work under the supervision and support of experienced Band 6 practitioners, contributing to the delivery of comprehensive mental health assessments, risk assessment and management, and interventions for individuals experiencing mental health crisis.
Opportunities for Development
The role will provide an excellent opportunity to develop specialist skills within urgent care mental health services. As the service continues to evolve through ongoing redesign and transformation, the postholder will also support crisis follow-up activity and contribute to the development of new models of care aimed at improving outcomes and experiences for people accessing mental health services.
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NHS Fife Opportunities
NHS Fife offers a wide range of training and development opportunities, together with access to clinical supervision, professional support, and structured learning to support career progression within mental health nursing.
Informal Enquiries
Louisa Thomson, Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist, Urgent Care Assessment Team, Whyteman’s Brae Hospital or Rachael McBride, Interim Lead Nurse
PVG Scheme Membership
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
Working in the UK
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 your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
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Flexible Working and Support
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Equality and Diversity
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.
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