Job details
- Job reference: 254152
- Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
- Job closing date: 02/08/2026
- Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
- Location: Cowal Community Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 16/07/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: Mental Health Nursing
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.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered mental health nurse to work within the Argyll and Bute Addiction Team based in Cowal.
You will be a member of an integrated health and social care team and as such have links to the wider multi disciplinary team.
You should possess sound clinical knowledge and be able to demonstrate a wide range of clinical skills - including the ability to offer interventions and deliver safe, effective care to a diverse client population.
You will be required to carry out assessments, develop, implement and evaluate recovery plans.
You will manage your own caseload and provide support to the local GP practices in their shared care clinics for opioid replacement therapy.
The post requires you to work as part of the wider multi disciplinary team. You should possess good interpersonal skills and have a commitment to partnership working.
Significant post registration experience is required as well as relevant experience in the Drug and Alcohol field.
Informal enquiries to:
Leslie Mackay, Clinical Service Manager (Acute Mental Health and Addictions) Argyll and Bute
e-mail - leslie.mackay@nhs.scot Telephone 01546 605602 or 07899664783
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
- Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a high number of applications are received. Early application is therefore advised.
- Please ensure the address on your application form reflects your current place of residence for your present workplace and can be verified through your identification documents.
- Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers. / Tha fàilte air tagraidhean bho luchd‑labhairt na Gàidhlig.
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.
Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.
Care and compassion
Dignity and respect
Openness, honesty and responsibility
Quality and teamwork
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This advert is for Community Addictions Nurse with NHS Highland in Inverness, North of Scotland, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £43,231 - £52,679. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Aug 2026.
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