# COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH NURSE (Older Adults)

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** NHS Highland
- **Location:** Assynt House
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Mental health nurse
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £43,231 - £52,679
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T09:18:21.783Z
- **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=272261
- **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=272261
- **Employer website:** https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job details

- Job reference: 261847
- Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
- Job closing date: 28/10/2026
- Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
- Location: Various locations across Caithness & Sutherland
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 30
- Job posted date: 08/10/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
- Department: Community Mental Health Nursing

We are looking for an enthusiastic Community Mental Health Nurse with Older Adult Mental Health experience in Caithness. Your role will be with adults over the age of 65 or of any age if a memory concern. It will involve assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of the care plan, in partnership with the client and family and carers. You will also be involved in assessment and management of ongoing risk. The role will involve medication monitoring, liaising with Psychiatrists, Primary Care and with other Social Care services, and referring on to other services as appropriate. You will be an active member of an MDT. You will be supervising students and Support Workers on occasion.

You are required to be registered with the NMC and work within code of conduct at all times.

The applicant would be required to travel efficiently and effectively to undertake the role. A driving licence is essential.

### Informal queries to:

Marie Cuthbert, Interim District Manager Caithness 07974107022/marie.cuthbert2@nhs.scot

## Documents

- [Job Description (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1207463&JobId=272261)
- [Highland Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment (DOCX, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1207461&JobId=272261)

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