Care home liaison OA

3 days ago

Stirling, Australia NHS Ayrshire & Arran Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

The post holder will be based within the Care Home Liaison Service, initially based at Stirling Community Hospital. This post is for up to 37hrs.

The Care Home Mental Health Liaison Service Forth Valley was developed in response to an identified need for ongoing clinical support and education for all care home staff with regard to mental ill health in older people. This is a nurse-led service, supported by a part time Consultant Psychiatrist.

It provides a responsive and comprehensive mental health assessment at times of crisis/need to any older person within a care home setting, and those with a cognitive impairment (regardless of formal diagnosis).

The suitable candidate should have experience in working within an older adult mental health setting and possess in depth knowledge of common conditions, assessment tools and treatments for older people. Excellent communication skills, time management and an ability to work autonomously is essential. The post involves close partnership working with health and social care professionals in care home settings to meet the mental health needs of the older people and promote person centred care maintaining close links with various Forth Valley Community Mental Health Teams for Older Adult.

You should be a registered mental health nurse educated to degree level. Post graduate qualifications relevant to this area, or willing to work towards is desirable.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at

Informal enquiries to Jacqueline Maher CNM Mobile: or Colette Quigley Team leader Mobile

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.

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