Mental Health Practitioner jobs in United Kingdom

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered practitioner (nurse or allied health professional) to provide clinical and professional leadership in the effective implementation and monitoring of Transforming Roles and Non-Medical Prescribing activity across NHS Fife.

You will provide professional and clinical advice to the organisation in developing and supporting our future advanced professional workforce for current and future needs, promoting a culture that improves quality and enhances the delivery of person-centred, safe and effective care.

You will be an experienced and competent Advanced Practitioner with proven leadership skills. You will also need to have extensive/in depth working knowledge of the national direction, legislation and guidance pertaining to the Transforming Roles programme and Non-Medical Prescribing.

You will be registered with the NMC or HCPC, possess a minimum of a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Practice and have demonstrable evidence of ongoing continuing professional development.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a condition of this post and the successful applicant(s) will require to join the scheme prior to appointment.

For informal enquiries please contact: Mairi McKinley, Head of PPD: mairi.mckinley@nhs.scot

As from 1/4/2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro‑rated. Please note that the pay scale in this advert will not be changing as a result.

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 Immigration 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.

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 licensed 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.

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.

Reference: 235749

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 06/01/2026

How To Apply: https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/./displayjob.aspx?jobid=236148&source=JobtrainRss