Job overview

The successful candidate will have a post on ward 14, Coity clinic. The candidate will work 12 hour shifts both days and nights.  Ward 14 is a 16 bed, mixed gender admissions and treatment ward for individuals aged 18-65 for periods of assessment and treatment of mental health conditions within the Bridgend locality. The ward also hosts the Health boards designated Emergency admission bed for child and adlescent services where patients 16 years and older can be admitted for a crisis period.

The role will involve patient assessment, care planning, discharge planning, and liaison with multidisciplinary services for accurate and timely discharge planning.There will be admissions that are fast paced with a fast patient turn around through regular multidisciplinary review. There will also be longer admissions for longer term treatment with more specific care planning patient needs that require further assessment and clear treatment plans. Longer admission usually occurs for patients whose recovery takes longer with a historical diagnosis and generally known to services and care co-ordinated by community services

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 registered mental health nurse to work in a busy and challenging inpatient environment. There is  one full time permanent position available.  The successful candidate would have an understanding of how the inpatient service runs to support individuals who require hospital admission.  You will need to demonstrate a genuine interest and enthusiasm for caring for people with mental health difficulties. It would be an advantage to have experience in inpatient mental health care as they may on times be the nurse in charge of the ward. However we are also very interested in new graduates and assisting them with their professional development.

This is an opportunity to become part of cohesive, supportive and enthusiatic multidisaplinary team. You will work closely with the MDT on ward 14 individualised care with effective transitions back to the community.

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.