Lead Nurse, Mental Health (AA)

12 month fixed term contract

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of Lead Nurse in the learning disability service. For a fixed term contract of 12 months in the first instance.

Fife Learning Disability Services is a dynamic service which provides support across Fife through community and inpatient settings, primarily from Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline. The individual will be responsible for the effective delivery of high quality nursing care as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.

The individual will participate in national developmental processes within the learning disability nursing portfolio and will lead on these initiatives in the Fife learning disability service. This will also include the implementation of appropriate national directives.

As part of a wider mental health and learning disability service, the post holder will also have the opportunity to participate in processes that support service re design.

You will have experience of operational management at Band 7 level, Have extensive knowledge of learning disability services and be able to demonstrate experience of leading teams.

Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found here Hub • Blink (joinblink.com) If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post. External applicants, with continuous NHS Service, must also have in place a secondment agreement, from their existing board to apply for this post.

For further information please contact Fraser Ross. Interim Clinical service manager, via email, on Fraser.ross@nhs.scot or via ext 35454,

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.