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Job Summary
The post holder will be required to work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary Mental Health Liaison Team providing a service for patients with mental health needs. The post holder will be required to provide assessment to patients referred.
Job Summary
The post holder will be required to work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary Mental Health Liaison Team providing a service for patients with mental health needs. The post holder will be required to provide assessment to patients referred.
Welsh Language skills are not essential however may be an advantage as this role involves direct contact with patients who's first language may be Welsh.
CTMUHB offer a variety of Welsh language courses at all levels.
Depending on the patient needs, the post holder but will also have access to the Health Board's therapy departments if required. They will be required to carry out assessments in the community at the referring care homes within their role in the Mental Health Liaison Team in order to facilitate the well-being of patients and preventing inappropriate admission to hospital and enable early supported discharge from hospital.
The post holder will be required to deliver on a range of performance indicators including:
Reduction in length of stay.
Improving independence.
The post holder will assess the ability of patient to ensure safe discharge and promote independent and joint working for complex cases held by other members of the team. The post holder will liaise with families, carers and advocates as well as the Multi-Disciplinary Team (for example Primary Care, Discharge Liaison, Local Authority and third sector organisations).
Main duties of the job
Use the Occupational Therapy process autonomously in various settings, including lone working in the community in service users' care home place of residence.
Manage a defined caseload in providing specialist mental health assessment, for people referred to the Mental Health Liaison Team.
Use evidence based practice/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate further intervention requirements in hospital and community settings.
Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team involved with the provision of Mental Health Liaison Team patients. This will include hospital staff, intermediate Care Managers, care managers, Single Point of Access.
The post holder will work within a close multi-agency team to deliver assessment and discharge planning, within the hospital and community.
Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques to communicate effectively with individuals and/or their family or carers and care home staff in order to elicit co-operation and establish an appropriate intervention plan. This may include potentially difficult or stressful situations or where there may be barriers to understanding e.g. cognitive problems, hearing, visual, or speech impairment, confusion, anxiety, cultural, or language barrier.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About Us
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 tea
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.
Details
Date posted
16 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,898 to £45,637 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
110-AHP049-0425-A
Job locations
Princess of Wales Hospital
Coity Road
Bridgend
CF31 1RQ
Job Description
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.
Job Description
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
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Post graduate training/ accreditation in fieldwork education
Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council
Evidence of commitment to CPD
Desirable
Membership of professional body
Post-graduate training in motivational interviewing, goal planning
Management qualifications e.g. ILM
Aptitude/Abilities
Essential
Able to present and interpret data
Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Well developed written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate in a way which will neither offend nor antagonise
Autonomous practitioner with excellent personal orgaisational skills for caseload management, including time management and prioritisation skills
Ability to work independently with individuals
Computer literate and able to use software packages/ internet
Demonstrate clinical reasoning skills, and able to make effective clinical decisions following assessment of complex cases
Ability to negotiate with others where opinions differ
Desirable
Evidence of effective teaching skills
Evidence of delivering competency based learning
Experience
Essential
Post graduate clinical experience with time within older persons mental health
Evidence of service delivery in a variety of different clinical mental health settings
Experience of effective one-to-one and group interactions
Experience of research and audit
Experience of delivering training and education to support staff
Experience of applying professional theory to practice
Experience of supervision
Desirable
Awareness of current professional issues
Ability to use reflective practice based on current evidence
Experience of advising/ teaching other professions
Experience of presenting information to a variety of audiences
Experience in an acute setting and/ or the community
Experience of cross organisational working
Knowledge
Essential
Knowledge of broad range of mental health conditions
Knowledge and understanding of factors which can influence discharge planning including: cognitive, physical, psychological and cultural
Knowledge and application of principles of clinical governance and risk management
Knowledge of the roles and other professionals and the principles of partnership working
Detailed knowledge and understanding of professional ethics/standards and code of conduct, and their application in practice
Health and safety awarness
Knowledge of issues relating to health records and the ability to apply this (e.g. Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act)
Evidence of critical appraisal/ analytical thought
Knowledge of graded therapeutic interventions
Desirable
Knowledge of standardised and non standardised assessments that can be used with service user group
Knowledge of national drivers for health provision for service user group e.g Setting the Direction, Together for Mental Health, Living well with Dementia, Mental Health Measure, NICE Guidelines, NSF
Interest and involvement in quality, audit and service evaluation
Understanding of the theory and practical application goal orientated approach
English
Essential
Ability to be mobile around geographical patch
Other
Essential
Commitment to service user centered, non discriminatory practice
Able to undertake duties e.g. moving service users/ equipment
Skills
Essential
Willingness to embrace innovation working practices e.g. cross Organisational boundary working
Ability to appraise own performance and identify areas for own personal development
Able to make positive use of clinical supervison
Professional confidence and ability to work autonomously
Approachable and considerate
Reliable, conscientious and hard-working
Ability to establish rapport quickly with service users
Embrace change and new developments
Enjoys using own initiative and is self-motivated, innovated and creative
Ability to work flexibly and respond to unpredictable, challenging work environments to help the needs of the service
Person Specification
Essential
Willingness to embrace innovation working practices e.g. cross Organisational boundary working
Ability to appraise own performance and identify areas for own personal development
Able to make positive use of clinical supervison
Professional confidence and ability to work autonomously
Approachable and considerate
Reliable, conscientious and hard-working
Ability to establish rapport quickly with service users
Embrace change and new developments
Enjoys using own initiative and is self-motivated, innovated and creative
Ability to work flexibly and respond to unpredictable, challenging work environments to help the needs of the service
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Princess of Wales Hospital
Coity Road
Bridgend
CF31 1RQ
Employer's website
https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Princess of Wales Hospital
Coity Road
Bridgend
CF31 1RQ
Employer's website
https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Health Care Provider
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