Senior Community Mental Health Acute Care Nurse

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Glasgow Community Mental Health Acute Care Service (CMHACS) as a Senior CMHACS Nurse. There are two permanent part-time posts (18 hours per week) available, with vacancies within our North West and North East Glasgow teams.

CMHACS is a seven-day service providing high-quality, specialist mental health support to individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis. The service plays a vital role in delivering rapid assessment, intensive community-based treatment, and crisis intervention, helping individuals receive care in the least restrictive environment possible.

CMHACS provides fair and timely access to specialist mental health care for people experiencing acute mental health crises. The team delivers comprehensive mental health assessments and develops robust treatment plans aimed at supporting recovery and reducing the need for hospital admission. A key function of the service is to provide a credible alternative to inpatient admission by safely supporting individuals within their own communities wherever possible. The team also works closely with acute inpatient services to facilitate home passes and timely discharge when clinical risk can be appropriately managed within the community setting.

We are seeking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who can work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Applicants must be Registered Mental Health Nurses and hold current registration with NMC. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, as the role requires close collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders, including:

• Service users and carers
• Community Mental Health Teams
• Acute inpatient services
• Social Work services
• Third-sector organisations and partner agencies

Join us and play a key role in supporting individuals through mental health crises while helping to shape and develop innovative community-based acute mental health services. The CMHACS

All other roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Location based in Glasgow HSCP
• Permanent Contract
• Part-time position (18 hours)
• Shift pattern for this post are long and short day shift patterns (9-8pm or 9-5pm). The service operates 9-5pm on weekends and public holidays.

Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.

Key responsibilities:

As a Senior CMHACS Nurse, you will provide clinical leadership and support to junior members of the team, ensuring effective prioritisation of workload and appropriate use of resources to meet service user needs. You will be expected to practise within, and promote adherence to, legal and ethical frameworks, professional standards, mental health legislation, and organisational policies. In addition, you will support and supervise colleagues to ensure safe, effective, and person-centred care is consistently delivered.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• ·A commitment to delivering high-quality, recovery-focused care
• Strong assessment and risk-management skills
• Effective leadership and decision-making abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work collaboratively across services and agencies
• A commitment to continuous professional development and service improvement

Please refer to the job description for further details.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

Essential:

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with Level 1 NMC Registration
• Educated to minimum degree level or equivalent
• Completion of an evidence-based psychological therapies/psychological approaches to care formal programme of study
• Specialist knowledge and application of mental health nursing care (including physical healthcare) for people with complex/unstable care needs
• Specialist knowledge and application of risk assessment/risk management factors impacting on mental health, mental illness, wellness and recovery for people with complex/unstable care needs

Desirable:

• Completion of frontline leadership/management programme
• Actively working towards or above postgraduate level/equivalent
• CMHN Career Development Framework evidence of pillars of practice at Level 7 Advanced Practice (equivalent):
  • Clinical practice – safe effective person-centred care
  • Facilitation of Learning
  • Leadership – applied
  • Research and development

Please refer to the job description for further details.

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Sinead Davidson CMHACS Team Lead View phone number on apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

This post may close early due to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various” , we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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