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GR Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Registered Nurses - Neurorehabilitation Service

NHS Lothian
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Location
Salary
£33,247 - £41,424
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
19 Jan 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
12 Jan 2026

Registered Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Nurses - Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation Service

Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.

A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: https://services.nhslothian.scot/nursingandmidwifery/strategic-plan-2023-2028/

Recruitment process – We use a values and competency based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set our in our Strategic Plan. Click the link below for more information on our interview questions:

How to Apply – NHS Lothian Careers

Robert Fergusson Unit

Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Exciting opportunities are available to join our Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation Service at the Robert Fergusson Unit (RFU). We have Band 5 positions available for Registered Nurses, either Mental Health or Learning Disability Trained. We are looking for passionate, caring, motivated people to join our highly skilled team.

Find out what staff say about working in NHS Lothian at https://careers.nhslothian.scot/acute-specialist-nurses/who-we-are/

About the Role

Based at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, the RFU is an inpatient unit for patients with acquired brain injury and associated behavioural disturbance. The post holder will work in a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team to care for patients within the Rehabilitation Service, meeting and identifying their needs.

For informal enquiries and further information please contact: Lisa Fettes - Senior Charge Nurse - lisa.fettes2@nhs.scot

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please email the Generic Recruitment Team, who will be able to assist: loth.genericrecruitment@nhs.scot

Your Application

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application - but your answers must be your own.

Show us the real you: your application should reflect your skills, experience and motivations authentically

Use AI wisely: it's fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don't let it write your answers

Why this matters?

Applications that rely on AI generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you - not an AI tool.

If you are an internal NHS Lothian Band 5 candidate we will not proceed with shortlisting and interview and instead you will move to our internal transfer process. To find out more about the internal transfer process, please click on the link below:

Internal recruitment application process for nursing vacancies (scot.nhs.uk)

If you would like to arrange a stay and grow conversation to discuss your career, career pathways and opportunities within NHS Lothian please click on the link below:

Career Conversations (scot.nhs.uk)

**Please note, we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**

Find out what our staff say about working in NHS Lothian at: Who We Are – NHS Lothian Careers

Registered Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Nurses - Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation Service

Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.

A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: https://services.nhslothian.scot/nursingandmidwifery/strategic-plan-2023-2028/

Recruitment process – We use a values and competency based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set our in our Strategic Plan. Click the link below for more information on our interview questions:

How to Apply – NHS Lothian Careers

Robert Fergusson Unit

Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Exciting opportunities are available to join our Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation Service at the Robert Fergusson Unit (RFU). We have Band 5 positions available for Registered Nurses, either Mental Health or Learning Disability Trained. We are looking for passionate, caring, motivated people to join our highly skilled team.

Find out what staff say about working in NHS Lothian at https://careers.nhslothian.scot/acute-specialist-nurses/who-we-are/

About the Role

Based at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, the RFU is an inpatient unit for patients with acquired brain injury and associated behavioural disturbance. The post holder will work in a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team to care for patients within the Rehabilitation Service, meeting and identifying their needs.

For informal enquiries and further information please contact: Lisa Fettes - Senior Charge Nurse - lisa.fettes2@nhs.scot

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please email the Generic Recruitment Team, who will be able to assist: loth.genericrecruitment@nhs.scot

Your Application

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application - but your answers must be your own.

Show us the real you: your application should reflect your skills, experience and motivations authentically

Use AI wisely: it's fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don't let it write your answers

Why this matters?

Applications that rely on AI generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you - not an AI tool.

If you are an internal NHS Lothian Band 5 candidate we will not proceed with shortlisting and interview and instead you will move to our internal transfer process. To find out more about the internal transfer process, please click on the link below:

Internal recruitment application process for nursing vacancies (scot.nhs.uk)

If you would like to arrange a stay and grow conversation to discuss your career, career pathways and opportunities within NHS Lothian please click on the link below:

Career Conversations (scot.nhs.uk)

**Please note, we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**

Find out what our staff say about working in NHS Lothian at: Who We Are – NHS Lothian Careers