Registered Nurse - Mental Health/Learning Disability - Addiction Recovery Team

Band 5 Mental Health Nurse

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Addiction Recovery Team across North Lanarkshire. The team is based across 6 sites and is multi-disciplinary in nature, including social workers, social care workers, Psychiatry, Nursing, and Occupational Therapy.

ART works directly with adults and their families/carers who have addiction issues and complex needs.

The service will be undertaking a whole systems review to ensure we continue to evolve to match the aspirations of the Scottish Government. MAT standards is a key priority, and you will be integral to ensuring standards are achieved.

The service offers innovative treatment to people living in the community wherever possible and is able to offer intensive treatment for time-limited periods when required.

The team also supports partner agencies, including working alongside justice, adult services, and children and families. You will be offered regular supervision and partake in MDTs and joint working.

The team undertakes considerable service development work, which the post holder will have the opportunity to contribute to, in addition to participation in areas of work for your own interest and professional development.

This is an exciting time to work in the Addiction Recovery Team with the developments across Scotland.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire comprises Acute Services (which currently provide hospital-based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, and North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships, which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• Excellent team working skills with the ability to work using own initiative
• Effective listening, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

• Completion of Suicide Prevention Training, Mental Health Act learning materials; 10 Essential Shared Capabilities for Mental Health Practice learning materials
• Degree or working towards degree level education in a relevant subject
• Relevant experience in mental health as a registered mental health practitioner
• Relevant practice in mental health at registered nurse level in forensic mental health or adult mental health
• Demonstrate a commitment to delivering and improving patient care
• Working knowledge and awareness of relevant mental health legislation, policies, standards, best practice statements, guidelines, and capability frameworks.
• Proficient in mental health assessments
• Knowledge of evidence-based interventions in recovery-focused care and treatment of people with mental illness

Contract type

• Permanent
• Full time or Part Time
• Various hours
• Please note this is a part-time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in the Addiction Recovery Team North Lanarkshire.

While this advertisement may be for specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you're looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Iain Sharkey, Service Manager Addictions at

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Tracy Watson, Recruitment Administrator at (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us, and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire's benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension )
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire has a range of support services on topics that can impact both your working and personal life, including occupational health, spiritual care, and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you're looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation, or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack or our recruitment webpage .

Additional Information for Applicants

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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent-regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at .

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.