Job details
- Job reference: 252641
- Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
- Job closing date: 31/07/2026
- Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
- Location: Stornoway Health Centre
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Job posted date: 07/07/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Western Isles
- Department: Community Mental Health
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.
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.
Mental Health and Learning Disability Service
Community Dementia Nurse
Band 5 £34,544 - £43,039 per annum
plus £1,461 Distant Islands Allowance per annum
36 hours per week
Permanent Post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, experienced individual to join the Community Mental Health Team in Lewis and Harris on a permanent basis. Applications are invited from individuals who have post registration experience working in Dementia Services or who are seeking to develop their career in a challenging but supportive community environment.
The successful candidate will be committed to developing and enhancing their clinical skills including and contributing to specialised nursing assessment, advice, health care intervention and contributing to service re design within the community services of Mental Health. You will be required to work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure delivery of a holistic Dementia Service to individuals in the Western Isles.
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual with excellent communication and team working skills, who is ready to provide a high standard of care within the Dementia Service as part of the Community Mental Health Team.
For further information, please contact Debbie Macrae, SCN Community Mental Health Team, on Tel No: 01851 703069.
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
Mental Health and Learning Disability Service
Community Dementia Nurse
Band 5 £34,544 - £43,039 per annum
plus £1,461 Distant Islands Allowance per annum
36 hours per week
Permanent Post
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, experienced individual to join the Community Mental Health Team in Lewis and Harris on a permanent basis. Applications are invited from individuals who have post registration experience working in Dementia Services or who are seeking to develop their career in a challenging but supportive community environment.
The successful candidate will be committed to developing and enhancing their clinical skills including and contributing to specialised nursing assessment, advice, health care intervention and contributing to service re design within the community services of Mental Health. You will be required to work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure delivery of a holistic Dementia Service to individuals in the Western Isles.
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual with excellent communication and team working skills, who is ready to provide a high standard of care within the Dementia Service as part of the Community Mental Health Team.
For further information, please contact Debbie Macrae, SCN Community Mental Health Team, on Tel No: 01851 703069.
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
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