Senior Mental Health Nurse

Senior Mental Health Nurse
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 mental health nurse in HMP and YOI Stirling.

Our ethos is to deliver trauma informed, person centred and safe and effective care to our patients.

We are recruiting dynamic, compassionate and enthusiastic staff who want to be part of a patient centred and multi disciplinary integrated team. If you are looking for increased job satisfaction through varied and challenging patient centred roles, come and join Forth Valley Prison Healthcare.

The team are currently undertaking new and exciting opportunities within the Mental Health nursing role. You will deliver high quality care and treatment within this unique environment, working in partnership with SPS, and wider agencies. You will be a vital part of a holistic service, making a significant contribution to the mental health care needs, outcomes and experience of a complex and vulnerable population.

The post holder will be a first level registered mental health nurse with active UK NMC pin, looking to develop and enhance their clinical skills and knowledge. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, demonstrating excellent interpersonal and communication skills. They will have the ability to work autonomously, with a high level of clinical decision making skills. They will be ambitious and a committed individual, supporting the development of a modern and innovative healthcare service.

All posts are subject to rotation. Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information can be found at

For further informal enquiries contact Ailsa Russell, Lead Nurse Prison Healthcare, at View email address on meeveem.com or Olivia Alexander, Mental Health Team Leader, at View email address on meeveem.com

Applicants should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence, automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.