Job summary
The post holder will provide leadership, line management and supervision to a team of nursing staff within a pro-active and forward thinking multi-disciplinary community mental health service.
Positive role modelling and risk management alongside expert delivery of evidence based mental health nursing care to service users in the community are essential components of this role.
Main duties of the job
- Promote and maintain a culture of compassion and care to staff and service users.
- Actively promote the development of evidence based practice.
- Foster robust working relationships with all partners in particular Local Authority and Primary Care.
- To carry a clinical caseload and take a lead on management of complex cases and supporting all staff in the CMHT with the management of such cases.
- To respond as required to serious untoward incidents, complaints and communications regarding team issues providing feedback to the team to ensure lessons learned are shared and inform practice development.
- Ensure that a culture of effective risk management is present in the team.
- Operate an honest and open listening culture within the team, positively inviting and responding to feedback from both staff and service users.
Welsh Skills Desirable:This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Thisdoesn'tmean essential;whilst the candidatedoesn'tneed to have skills in Welsh,we'llconsider it an advantage when short-listingand selectingcandidates.Thisisn't'fluency',just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' inthedocuments right at the bottom.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health nurse
- Evidence of post- registration continuing professional development activity.
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current evidence base relevant to the area of practice
- Sound working knowledge of the legal and policy framework underpinning mental health provision e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, National Service Frameworks, Mental Health Measures
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures for children and adults
Desirable
- Experience of MDT working
- Community mental health nurse experience
Skills
Essential
- Organisational ability and time management skills
- Clinical assessment and formulation skills
- People management and leadership skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Keyboard/word processing skills
- Ability to present information clearly
Desirable
- I.T. skills
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of achievement in clinical practice within the area of speciality e.g. adult mental health, older person's mental health.
- Experience of working within a multi-agency community mental health setting.
- Management experience.
Desirable
- Ward/Team management experience
- Teaching experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health nurse
- Evidence of post- registration continuing professional development activity.
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current evidence base relevant to the area of practice
- Sound working knowledge of the legal and policy framework underpinning mental health provision e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, National Service Frameworks, Mental Health Measures
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures for children and adults
Desirable
- Experience of MDT working
- Community mental health nurse experience
Skills
Essential
- Organisational ability and time management skills
- Clinical assessment and formulation skills
- People management and leadership skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Keyboard/word processing skills
- Ability to present information clearly
Desirable
- I.T. skills
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of achievement in clinical practice within the area of speciality e.g. adult mental health, older person's mental health.
- Experience of working within a multi-agency community mental health setting.
- Management experience.
Desirable
- Ward/Team management experience
- Teaching experience
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).
