CAMHS Clinical Nurse Specialist

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.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Job Title: Nurse Specialist CAMHS

Location: West Lothian Out-Patient Team, St. John's Hospital Livingston.

Hours: 26 hours per week

Fixed term: 6 months Band 6

Salary: £39,912 - £48,635 per annum (pro rata)

Applications are welcome for the above permanent, full time posts in our West Lothian Out-Patient Team based in St. John's Hospital Livingston.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and forward-thinking registered mental health or learning disability nurse who wishes to contribute to our vision of "Getting it right for every child" and young person with mental health problems and neurodevelopmental disorder. There are opportunities to develop skills in the assessment and treatment of a range of mental health presentations such as eating disorders, mood and psychotic disorders as well as neurodevelopmental disorders. There are excellent opportunities for further career development through our nursing clinical career pathways.

Post holders who are new to CAMHS will have the opportunity to undertake the NES "New to CAMHS" training over a 12 month period. NHS Lothian CAMHS has its own training budget and regularly organises internal and external training events for CAMHS clinicians.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit please contact Lorna Jones, Clinical Nurse Manager, or Helen Thomson, Tier 2 Team lead.

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via link below.

Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.