Are you an experienced MHNP looking for a new opportunity?
Do you have experience working in a fast‑paced environment within a large organisation?
Are you passionate about engaging with others and working as part of a team to achieve shared goals?
We are NHS Scotland’s unique provider of a national tele‑health and tele‑care service, delivering health advice and information by telephone and online to the people of Scotland 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NHS 24 is a patient‑focused service providing triage, advice, guidance, referral and information on health and healthcare services.
Our Regional Centres are located at Cardonald, Clydebank, South Queensferry, Dundee and Aberdeen. This post will be based at Cardonald Regional Centre and Dundee Regional Centre.
The Role
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is an autonomous post providing a telephone triage and clinical assessment service to patients/callers presenting with mental health illness/conditions, in mental distress or acute crisis, resulting in a safe and appropriate clinical decision.
Key Responsibilities
- Act autonomously as a practitioner providing telephone triage and clinical assessment services to callers presenting with mental health issues, ensuring a safe and appropriate clinical decision.
- Support third‑party callers who contact the service concerning another individual’s mental health, ensuring a safe and appropriate decision.
- Facilitate the provision of accurate healthcare information, self‑care or health‑improvement advice, or where applicable, referral to the appropriate level and location of care, to meet the holistic and therapeutic requirements of the patient or carer.
- Share specialist clinical knowledge with colleagues and take part in the delivery of ongoing training, education and support for colleagues, for example as a preceptor or clinical supervisor.
Successful Applicant Will Demonstrate
- Completion of training as a first‑level registered nurse in mental health with a current valid registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
- Relevant years of post‑registration experience.
- Experience working within a Community Mental Health Multi‑disciplinary Team essential.
- Evidence of well‑developed critical decision‑making skills.
- Evidence of excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Benefits
- Permanent contract on Band 6 (£43,231 – £52,679) per annum (pro‑rated if applicable).
- 35 days annual leave (rising to 41) pro‑rated.
- Development opportunities including study bursaries, e‑learning and classroom‑based courses.
- Enhanced pay for working public holidays.
- Enrolment into the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) pension scheme.
- NHS discounts on goods and services.
- Help, employee support and assistance.
NHS 24 is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies. We are progressing an Anti‑Racism Action Plan, which builds on our existing equalities work and helps us measure progress towards becoming an anti‑racist organisation.
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 Immigration 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 visas as well as EU settled and pre‑settled status. 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 already have an appropriate right to work in the UK before submitting your application form.
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