Mental Health Nurse (KMc)inEdinburghinEdinburghPUBLISHED FRI 21 MAR 2025
Opportunities for professional development through robust clinical education and training programs.
A supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and promotes equality among all staff.
The chance to work in a challenging yet rewarding setting, providing essential mental health care to individuals in a unique context (HMP Addiewell).
Access to a strong nursing network, fostering collaboration and empowerment among skilled professionals.
Commitment to personal growth as a leader, enabling you to develop leadership strengths and advance your career.
Clear and equitable recruitment process with transparency about interview questions, ensuring a fair assessment.
Focused on delivering compassionate, person-centered care, making a positive impact on the lives of patients and service users.
Join NHS Lothian’s caring community as a Mental Health Nurse at HMP Addiewell in beautiful Edinburgh! We are seeking dedicated and compassionate individuals who are passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of those living with mental health challenges. In this role, you will be part of a nurturing and supportive nursing family, where collaboration and empathy are at the heart of everything we do. Whether you’re an experienced nurse or looking for a rewarding new challenge, this is your opportunity to grow alongside like-minded professionals in an inclusive environment.
At NHS Scotland, we celebrate diversity and encourage applications from women and individuals from all backgrounds and communities. Here, you will not only enhance your skills in person-centred care but also have access to excellent training and development opportunities that are designed to help you thrive as a leader in healthcare. We are committed to providing a fair and equitable recruitment process, ensuring that you receive the best support every step of the way. If you’re ready to embark on a rewarding career journey with us, we’d love to hear from you! For more information, please reach out to Anna Dean at anna.dean@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk.
At NHS Scotland, we celebrate diversity and encourage applications from women and individuals from all backgrounds and communities. Here, you will not only enhance your skills in person-centred care but also have access to excellent training and development opportunities that are designed to help you thrive as a leader in healthcare. We are committed to providing a fair and equitable recruitment process, ensuring that you receive the best support every step of the way. If you’re ready to embark on a rewarding career journey with us, we’d love to hear from you! For more information, please reach out to Anna Dean at anna.dean@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk.
Opportunities for professional development through robust clinical education and training programs.
A supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and promotes equality among all staff.
The chance to work in a challenging yet rewarding setting, providing essential mental health care to individuals in a unique context (HMP Addiewell).
Access to a strong nursing network, fostering collaboration and empowerment among skilled professionals.
Commitment to personal growth as a leader, enabling you to develop leadership strengths and advance your career.
Clear and equitable recruitment process with transparency about interview questions, ensuring a fair assessment.
Focused on delivering compassionate, person-centered care, making a positive impact on the lives of patients and service users.
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.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.
We are recruiting to the post of Mental Health Nurse
NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Mental Health Nurse at HMP Addiewell
We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family.
Our 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.
Recruitment Process We Use a Values And Competency Based Recruitment Process That Is Linked To The Ambitions Set Our In Our Strategic Plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing And Midwifery Interviews Are Linked To Our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We Aim To Offer An Equitable Experience And Are Sharing Interview Questions In Advance. A Selection Of The Interview Questions Can Be Found On Our Careers Site
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Anna Dean at
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.
We are recruiting to the post of Mental Health Nurse
NHS Lothian is excited to be recruiting to a Mental Health Nurse at HMP Addiewell
We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate and motivated to join our strong, empowered and highly skilled nursing family.
Our 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.
Recruitment Process We Use a Values And Competency Based Recruitment Process That Is Linked To The Ambitions Set Our In Our Strategic Plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing And Midwifery Interviews Are Linked To Our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We Aim To Offer An Equitable Experience And Are Sharing Interview Questions In Advance. A Selection Of The Interview Questions Can Be Found On Our Careers Site
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Anna Dean at
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