An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (IPCU) of Stratheden Hospital for an enthusiastic registered mental health nurse who is keen to enhance and develop their clinical skills within this specialist environment. Hollyview ward is a mixed 8 bedded purpose built unit.
As a pivotal member of the team you should possess good interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal), and a have genuine interest in working with this specialist patient group.
The post holder will contribute to providing high quality evidence-based care and support to patients who experience a diverse range of mental health issues within the Acute and Forensic Services. The post holder will provide care through a progressive patient focused approach, within a therapeutic environment that is underpinned by risk assessment and multidisciplinary working.
Hollyview is a dynamic environment and the ideal candidate should be motivated, work well as a member of the team and support a positive and therapeutic culture which is focused on the ever changing needs of the patient group.
For further information and informal enquiries please contact Senior Charge Nurse Kayleigh Beveridge,, Lead Nurse Lynne Black, or you can call the ward directly on
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
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.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or 'going rate'. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
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.
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.