Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.
Located in the heart of South Wales, we're central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.
At CTM, you'll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we're creating a space where everyone can thrive.
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Job overview
· The post will be based in Quarella Road with strong links to Local Authority, the inpatient mental health wards at Angelton Clinic, our GP partners and third sector organisations.
· The post holder will hold a first level qualification in mental health nursing and have excellent clinical knowledge and experience of mental health and the Mental Health Measure 2010. Excellent communication, listening and organisational skills are essential along with MDT working, in a challenging and changeable environment.
· To deliver evidence based holistic professional mental health care to older people within the context of an integrated multi-disciplinary and multi-agency 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.
· The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary teams to meet the needs of people within a community setting.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months to cover maternity leave. If you are interested in applying for it as a secondment, please obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying.
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· To hold a clinical caseload providing comprehensive assessment, care and treatment to clients referred to the Community Mental Health Team in accordance with Part 2 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.
· Acting within their professional boundaries, the post holder will provide support and intervention through holistic person-centred assessment, clinical consideration, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care within a multi-agency team approach. The post holder will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making for older people within their homes.
· Foster robust, open and positive working relationships with all partners in particular Local Authority and other mental health services and the 3rd sector, ensuring that all partners are treated with dignity and respect.
· Proactively contribute to the continuing improvement and development of community mental health services, within an environment that welcomes new ideas and listens to everyone
· The post holder will frequently work as a Lone Worker.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
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.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. This includes, but is not limited to, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community.
Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already hold permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self-assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government's Work in the UK guidance. For eligible candidates, the Health and Care Visa offers reduced application costs and exempts payment of the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Please ensure you check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form.
Applications are welcome in either Welsh or English, with no preference given to the language used.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate the redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles.
All posts are subject to relevant checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where required, Professional Registration verification.
We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer.