Specialist CAMHS Nurse

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, dynamic, inspirational and experienced Specialist Nurse Band 5 to develop further skills in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The appointee will be working full time as part of the CTM CAMHS Community Intensive Therapy Team. We would welcome applications from people who are suitably qualified.

Main duties of the job

The main role of the post holder will be to provide support with clinical assessments and treatment plans for cases

The post holder will have a small caseload working alongside the other nurses in the team and Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. The appointee will also liaise with partner agencies in education, Local Authority and Health when required as part of the management of the cases. The post holder will work closely with the Band 7 team lead Clinical Nurse Specialist, the other Nurses, Health Care Support Workers, Dietitian and Secretary for the team.

We welcome applications from highly motivated individuals who would like to make a difference and engage with young people and families. The service delivers interventions, which are evidenced based and delivered following the ethos and philosophy of the team.

Please do not hesitate to contact usand discuss the post informally should you wish to do so in the first instance.

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

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.