Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 001-NMR086-0525
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital of Wales / University Hospital of Llandough
- Town
- University Hospital Wales / University Hospital Llandough
- Salary
- £37,898 - £45,637 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Liaison Nurse - Liaison Psychiatry for Older People
Band 6
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of 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 also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
· We are kind and caring
· We are respectful
· We have trust and integrity
· We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It 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, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
If you wish to develop in a busy friendly team, where your skills and ideas are valued and your professional development is supported. Come and join the Liaison Psychiatric Team for Older Adults (LPOP).
This dynamic liaison team work with adults over the age of 65 with the aim to facilitate earlier discharge from hospital. This is achieved by providing timely assessments, advice and interventions. The teams’ working practice in underpinned by involving patients and carers in decision-making while working in parallel with medical and surgical teams.
The role of the successful candidate will include the managing a small caseload of patients. This will include completing assessments, advising, supporting junior members of the team particularly highly complex patients. The ability to delivering specialist teaching/training of UHB staff will also be a key part of the role.
The post holder will work as part of a team to deliver a high standard of care which is least restrictive, goal focused and patient centred. So if you are passionate about improving care, fostering working relationships, working across organisational boundaries and constantly adapting practice to meet changing demands, we welcome you to apply for this role.
The team operates across all hospital sites within the UHB.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the Team Leader/Ward Sister/Charge Nurse, Deputy Team Leader/Deputy Ward Sister/Charge Nurse and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining excellent clinical standards of nursing practice and staff development.
The post holder will be responsible for the continuing professional development and overall performance of staff by acting as a mentor and preceptor.
Where applicable, the post holder will take charge of the team/ward/department on a regular basis.
The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant and specialised forms of care without direct supervision and is required to demonstrate procedures, supervise registered and/or unregistered staff whilst maintaining a safe working environment.
The post holder will be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any area specified.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
- Registered Nurse
- NMC registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Specialist training to Postgraduate Diploma level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Day to day shift management
- Experience of supervision of junior staff
- Knowledge of research & audit
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Teaching skills
- Organised time management
- Able to use initiative
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate application of expanded roles/skills within clinical setting
Special Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of patient group
- Able to assess interpret and action specialist patient conditions
- Able to use appropriate condition specific psychological therapy
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service
- Able to work under pressure
- Pleasant disposition
- Caring nature
- Enthusiastic
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jodie Carmichael
- Job title
- Senior Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 029 2182 5776
- Additional information
Naomi Newton
Team Lead
Liaison Psychiatry for Older People
029 2074 2093
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