Clinical Nurse Specialist - Intensive Home Treatment Team
The closing date is 05 March 2026
Are you driven to improve the care and experience of children and young people (CYP) who access mental health services? Are you looking for an opportunity to play a pivotal role in CYP's mental health journeys? We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our Intensive Home Treatment Team.
In recent years and in particular following the Covid-19 pandemic, CYP have experienced a significant impact on their emotional and mental health needs and the number of CYP accessing Crisis services has increased.
You will be joining our new Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT), a team of nurses providing intensive community support to CYP as an alternative to hospital admission and, where an acute hospital admission is required, you will support the CYP and their family/carer, working in collaboration with colleagues in CAMHS, across the UHB and local authority to ensure their needs are met.
The post holder will have experience working with CYP who present with complex, high risk behaviours. They will work with a team of multidisciplinary professionals to deliver a high quality service to children and young people presenting with moderate to severe mental health difficulties within the Cardiff and Vale locality.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining our Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT) to provide home based treatment wherever possible as an alternative to hospital admission for children and young people. Where an acute hospital admission is required, you will support the CYP and their family/carer working in collaboration with colleagues in CAMHS, across the UHB and local authority to ensure the young person's needs are met.
The post holder will have experience working with children and young people who present with complex, high risk behaviours. They will work with a team of multidisciplinary professionals to deliver a high quality service to children and young people presenting with moderate to severe mental health difficulties within the Cardiff and Vale locality.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
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.
Job 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
Personal Attributes
* Good communication.
* Organised with good time management skills.
* Proactive and adaptable.
* Ability to speak Welsh.
Special Knowledge
* Extensive knowledge in normal and abnormal child development.
* Extensive knowledge in child and adolescent mental health issues.
Skills
* Ability to manage anxiety effectively and work with young people with challenging behaviour.
* Flexible and adaptable to working conditions. IT skills.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Packages including Word, Publisher, Excel etc.
Experience
* Relevant post registration training in evidenced based practice.
* Experience of mental health assessment and implementation of a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions.
* Experience of working in partnership with other agencies.
* Working knowledge of health, social services, education and the voluntary sector, together with the relevant legislation regarding children's mental health.
* Experience of group teaching.
* Experience of audit.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse.
* Degree or equivalent level of skills, knowledge and experience.
* Experience in teaching.
* Evidence of CPD relevant to CAMHS.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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