Job overview

Are you a mental health professional looking for your next challenge? Do you have a strong history of leading teams or services? Do you understand the context of mental health crisis care, particularly in emergency, unscheduled care, and telephone triage services? If so, this job could be for you.

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

Main duties of the job

The Welsh Ambulance Service is currently looking to employ a  Senior Mental Health Professional (band 7) to deliver high-quality care for people who call 999 in crisis.

Reporting to the Clinical Support Desk Manager,  You will be required to working independently and autonomously. You will have recent experience as Band 6 (or above) nurse or social worker with the ability to effectively manage the day to day operational and professional issues within an emergency, unscheduled care, and telephone triage setting. 

You must have excellent organisational and leadership skills, have experience delivering small scale improvement projects, effectively communicate at all levels, problem-solve under pressure, and be flexible approach to work and adaptable. With the ability to inspire others, you will also demonstrate you are forward-thinking, imaginative and have a collaborative approach to your work. 

An induction program will be offered depending on experience, mainly within office hours (including telephone triage training) and may include travelling to alternative sites.

This role may involve some weekends, bank holidays, and other unsocial hours.

Working for our organisation

#RemarkablePeople

Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we’re needed.

The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities  and disability groups.

Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you’re sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.

In line with the Trust’s Starting Salary Procedure, all applicants will start at the bottom of the band for the position applied for, but can apply for a higher salary if they have previous experience relevant to the position.

The Trust actively seeks to recruit and appoint people currently under represented in the workforce. This includes women, people with disabilities, LGBT, and those from minority ethnic groups. All staff are encouraged and supported to learn Welsh. Please be sure to provide full contact details for all referees, including email addresses where possible. Failure to do so may result in significant delays in your application.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.  If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.