Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

Post holders will be RMN or RNLD Nurses with a special interest and real passion for working with patients with dementia and functional illness.We are seeking enthusiastic, highly motivated and compassionate nurses to join our existing teams, to provide high quality of care.Internal shift rotation is in operation including nights, twilights, weekends and bank holidays.

To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development,implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without direction and supervision.Demonstrate and supervise practice and procedures to registered and unregistered nursing staff to secure effective nursing practice.To take a key role in the induction and mentorship of new and unregistered staff, and provide supervision.

Main duties of the job

We are currently recruiting Band 5 registered Mental Health Nurses and Learning Disability Nurses looking to pursue and develop their careers within our Mental Health Services for Older People Inpatient Services. We are a forward thinking, dynamic and supportive service which is constantly evolving.

We are keen to develop our newly qualified nurse by providing training and learning opportunities to enhance their skills and promote professional progression. We promise to support nurses through a preceptorship framework which enables nurses to widen their learning through a supportive model. We have an array of services within inpatient care and offer numerous opportunities for newly qualified staff to expand their knowledge in a variety of clinical areas.

We encourage all newly appointed Band 5 nurses to be supported and develop their skills at a pace that suits them and their way of learning. We offer in house and other types of training to support development of the individual and service. Alongside psychiatric care we want to develop psychological and physical health care skills and are committed to do this.

We support staff to go to other areas of the service if this is part of their development. We have good links with General Mental Health, with the University and the learning and education development unit in the Heath Hospital.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.