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.
**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**
The remit of this post is:
The post holder has responsibility for carry out mental health, bio-psychosocial assessments, and risk assessments of patients attending Acute Medical Unit and Emergency Department at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh(RIE) and other areas of the general hospital where patients are receiving medical treatment .
They will deliver high quality care in accordance with the values, skills and knowledge of the capability framework.
To offer a seamless mental health assessment service to patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) and Acute Medical Unit (AMU) at RIE.
Carry a small outpatient caseload.
Be involved in care planning for patients who attend ED on a frequent basis.
Provide psychological intervention and follow-up to specified patient groups
The post holders time will be divided between carrying out assessments of patients who present in crisis and delivering psychological therapy to patients with long term medical conditions
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
