This Sector of NHS Grampian is responsible for the provision of specialist Mental Health Services to the population of Grampian. The service comprises of in-patient services in Aberdeen and Moray with a community nursing service operating across Grampian. This encompasses all age ranges from children to older adults.
The area we are responsible for covers Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray. We also provide a range of services to Shetland and Orkney and host an in-patient eating disorder service for the North of Scotland. Our dynamic nursing services offers lots of opportunities for career development and advancement of nursing roles. We are keen for all staff to develop their full potential, for example, supporting Health Care Support Workers to complete HNC in core and administrative practice (HNC CAP), modern apprenticeships and many post-graduate opportunities in psychological therapies and interventions.
Further information can be accessed about Royal Cornhill Hospital on NHS Grampian’s website.
I would like to become a Mental Health Nurse
In order to become a Registered Mental Health Nurse you require a degree from a recognised institution. Training in Scotland is available from a variety of Universities, the most local one for Mental Health Nursing being the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.
I am a qualified Mental Health Nurse considering a move to Grampian
We are pleased to hear you are interested in joining our team. Vacancies are advertised on the NHS Grampian’s Vacancies site and updated weekly.
I am a qualified Mental Health Nurse but it’s been some time since I practised. Am I able to return to work?
NHS Grampian and Robert Gordon University have developed a course for nurses whose registration has lapsed to help them return to practice. The short, fully funded course prepares staff for re-joining the NMC register and enables nurses to return to their field of practice in a safe and confident manner. Please see our Lapsed Registration page for more details.
Flying Start
Flying Start NHS® is a national development programme for newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. It aims to support your learning and build your confidence during your first year of practice in NHS Scotland. It will do this by assisting you to navigate to the Foundation gateway of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework 'Agenda for Change'. After completing Flying Start NHS® newly qualified practitioners would be expected to participate in ongoing Continuing Professional Development.
Benefits for newly qualified practitioners include:
- Offers a learner-directed solution to finding information and making sense of a complex environment
- Guides and supports the transition from student to qualified practitioner
- Links to the NHS KSF development review cycle
- Supports the development of skills for lifelong learning and CPD
- Offers practical advice on how to manage portfolios and PDPs within NHS Scotland
- Gives access to up to date material, useful websites and national policy and developments
- Decreases feelings of isolation through the on-line forum, Flying Start Community and Ask a Mentor functions
- Draws and builds on the learning skills developed as pre-registration or undergraduate student
- Increased understanding of the role of other health and social care professionals and partners
Effective Practitioner
Effective Practitioner is a national initiative providing work based learning resources and support for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in Scotland. It assists Practitioners and Senior Practitioners to deliver the 2020 vision and meet the Quality Ambitions of Person Centred, Safe and Effective Care. The Effective Practitioner website provides the online foundation for wider work-based support.