Mental Health Staff 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.

With effect from 01 April 2026, NHS Scotland is reducing its full-time working week from 37 to 36 hours per week, with no change in full-time pay.

Secondment/fixed term for 12 Months

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the vibrant, forward-thinking Forensic Community Mental Health Team (FCMHT), which is part of the secure care services at the Rohallion Clinic, Murray Royal Hospital, Perth for 12 months. The FCMHT is based within Birnam, situated within the grounds of Murray Royal Hospital and linked with Rohallion Secure Care Clinic. This represents a unique setting for secure care, with both low and medium secure care facilities co-located in a semi-rural, elevated site within walking distance of Perth town centre.

• Values:
  Care and compassion
• Dignity and respect
• Openness, honesty and responsibility
• Quality and teamwork

Embedding these values in everything we do will help to make our vision a reality. In practice, we need to demonstrate our values in the way we work and treat each other, use our values to guide decisions, identify and deal with behaviours that don’t live up to expectations, and be responsible for the way we work and not just the work we do.

Our service uses the NHS Scotland Values Based Recruitment Framework. Candidates for this post should anticipate interview questions relating to these core values.

You must be registered on Sub-part 1: RN1 or RN A or Sub-part 2: RN2 of the UK NMC Register with a first degree or other qualification equivalent to level 9 of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF). It is preferable that you have experience at a Band 5 within a community mental health team and be able to demonstrate clinical and professional practice.

You will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of current legislation pertaining to community care and have a qualification relevant to mental health. You should be able to demonstrate evidence of professional development. You must be IT literate and demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to lead and manage teams and work effectively within a multi-professional team.

Current NHS Tayside Employees — Written approval must be sought from your line manager prior to applying for this secondment. You will be required to bring this if shortlisted for interview.

Informal enquiries to:
Karen Boa, Seconded Senior Charge Nurse, Tel: or internal 62422, email:

or Danielle Ramsay, Head of Nursing LSU, Tel: or internal 62435, Danielle.ramsayt

Hours of work are: 37 per week.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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