Community Psychiatric Nurse

Overview

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. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Note that this post is only open to internal staff of NHS Ayrshire & Arran and NHS Scotland.

Who We Are
NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland. In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring, Safe, and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please visit our website - NHS Ayrshire & Arran - Home ().

Position

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Psychiatric Nurse within our Community Mental Health Team within South Ayrshire based at Upper Rec Hall, Ailsa Hospital.

Hours

From 1 April 2026, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change staff in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37 to 36 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
37 hours per week
, This post is offered on a permanent basis. Monday to Friday, 9 - 5. There is no on call rota.

UK Driving Licence/Car Ownership

A UK car licence/car ownership is essential to this role.

What You Will Do

Case manage a large caseload of people with a variety of mental health issues. This will include dementia, anxiety, depression, mood disorder and schizophrenia. You will be expected to work both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a larger multi disciplinary team. As a Band 6 there will also be a degree of supervising staff at Band 5 or 3.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, Training And/or Experience Required To Do The Job

Qualified as an RMN for a minimum of 3 years. Experience of working with older people within mental health services is desirable. Knowledge of mental health illness and physical comorbidity’s relating to older people.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Stephen McCutcheon Team Leader -

Additional Information For Overseas Candidates

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 Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found within the attached Candidate Information Pack.

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.

The Recruitment Team are unable to answer individual queries at application stage about this, please visit here for further information.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

Additional Information For All Candidates

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