Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified practitioner to join the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team which incorporates Liaison Psychiatry and Home Treatment.
You will work within the communities of Bridgend County establishing close working relationships with our Acute Wards, Community Mental Health Teams, Emergency Department and General Wards.
Main duties of the job
Liaison Psychiatry provides a Mental Health Service to the Emergency Department, General Wards and the provision of an Assessment Service for very urgent, urgent and semi urgent GP referrals.
Home Treatment provides patients with Acute Care in the least restrictive environments i.e their own homes enabling them to recover .
You will also work closely with the Acute Ward to enable early discharges supporting patients on their journey home.
You will be working in a Multi Disciplinary environment to ensure that all needs are looked at holistically.
This post is advertised as welsh Desirable at Level 3 Speaking /Listening (or B1 Level if you've learnt Welsh as an adult).This doesn't mean you have to be fluent or be able to write long reports in Welsh;it just means being able to hold simple conversations with the patient.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Effective organisational and negotiating skills.
- Good communication and listening skills.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- First level professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing.
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current evidence base relevant to the area of practice.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of in-patient nursing Or Experience of working with a multi-agency community mental health setting
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Effective organisational and negotiating skills.
- Good communication and listening skills.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- First level professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing.
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current evidence base relevant to the area of practice.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of in-patient nursing Or Experience of working with a multi-agency community mental health setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
