Job summary
- Main area
- RMN
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-NMR187-0424
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Parc Prison
- Town
- Bridgend
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Mental Health Nurse (Young Persons Unit)
Band 6
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
To lead on and improve access to mental health care for young people with mild to moderate or stable severe mental health problems by delivering holistic assessment, and evidence-based care to clients within the context of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency primary mental health service.
To take responsibility for a clinical caseload providing holistic assessment, care and treatment to clients referred to the Primary Mental Health Service.
Foster robust working relationships with all partners in particular GPs, Practice Nurses, other Primary Care Staff, Custodial Staff and third sector services.
Provision of support and advice to GPs and other primary care providers (such as practice nurses) to enable them to safely manage and care for people with mental health problems.
Contribute to and lead on the continuing improvement and development of Primary Mental Health Services for young people.
Main duties of the job
Provide information and advice to individuals and their carers about interventions and care, including the options available to them, as well as ‘signposting’ them to other sources of support (such as support provided by Third Sector organisations).
Work as part of the primary health care team fostering and maintaining constructive communication with colleagues of all disciplines.
Provide clinical support and advice to GPs and Primary Care staff with regard to Mental Health issues.
Manage highly complex and contentious information effectively.
Liaise with statutory and voluntary sector agencies, in particular counselling agencies, to meet client needs.
Establish rapport and maintain supportive professional relationships with clients and their carers, undertaking brief psycho-educational work to assist them to develop coping strategies and problem solving skills, utilising self-help materials and bibliotherapy.
Contribute to effective communication with all parts of the mental health service, in particular the Community Mental Health Team where secondary services are indicated, ensuring regular contact and communication is maintained with patients during transitions between services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
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.
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
Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered mental health nurse
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a secure setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Nicola Horn
- Job title
- Practice Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01656300241
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