Job overview

To deliver evidence-based holistic professional mental health care to people within the context of an integrated multi-disciplinary, multi-agency integrated community mental health team.

The post holder is identified as a skilled and creative practitioner with knowledge of working with and supporting people living within their own communities and will be an integral member of the Community Mental Health Team.

Acting within their professional boundaries, the post holder will provide support and intervention for the presenting person through holistic person-centered assessment, clinical consideration, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care within a multi-agency team approach.  They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making, expert care and support for people within their homes.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary general practice teams to meet the needs of people within their community.

Main duties of the job

• To take responsibility for a clinical caseload, providing comprehensive assessment, care and treatment to clients referred to the Community Mental Health Team in accordance with CTP and Mental Health legislation.
• Foster robust working relationships with all partners, in particular Local Authority, Primary Care and 3rd sector agencies.
• Contribute to the continuing improvement and development of community mental health services.

We are looking for highly motivated individual to join our well-established multi- disciplinary CMHT. The main purpose of this role is to deliver evidenced-based, holistic care to individuals suffering with mental health issues.

The post will be based in Keir Hardie Health Park with strong links with Local Authority, the inpatient wards within CTM, our GP partners and third sector organisations. 

The post holder will need to hold a first level qualification in mental health nursing, possess excellent clinical knowledge and experience of mental health, with reference to relevant legislation such as the Mental Health Measure 2010. Excellent communication, listening and organisational skills are essential along with MDT working, in a challenging and changeable environment.

The post holder will be expected to manage a caseload of patients with mental health issues, subject to CTP and will work under the leadership of a Band 7 Team Leader. 

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.