Job details
- Job reference: 258730
- Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
- Job closing date: 17/09/2026
- Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
- Location: Royal Cornhill Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 30
- Job posted date: 03/09/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Grampian
- Department: Older Adult Mental Health
Community Mental Health Nurse
Band 6
30 hours per week
Aberdeen City CMHTs (Older Adults Mental Health Directorate – Royal Cornhill Hospital)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse, to work within the Older Adults Mental Health Directorate.
The post is based within the Aberdeen City Community Mental Health Teams providing care for patients with Functional and Organic illnesses.
We are looking for motivated skilled Practitioners who will be able to carry out first referrals either within the hospital clinic or home setting whilst also managing their own clinical caseload with good assessment skills, formulating care plans and evaluating care. The Band 6 Nurse will be able to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and liaise with other agencies as well as their own caseload, The Band 6 CMHN will assist with the supervision of the Band 5’s and Band 3 support workers in the team. They will also assist and deputise for the Band 7 with the overall running of the team. The Band 6 will be part of therapeutic groups ran within the service.
The successful candidate will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse preferably with Old Age Psychiatry and Community experience. The successful candidate will be a car driver with access to a car.
An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available to successful candidates
Enquiries to - Natalie Breen, Team Leader Natalie.breen@nhs.scot 01224 557835
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