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Community Mental Health Nurse - MHSOP
The closing date is 10 July 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 6 care co-ordinator to join our team. We are looking for a versatile, motivated, committed and experienced mental health nurse to work with adults over the age of 65 who are living with a functional and/or organic illness.
We are a supportive, experienced and highly motivated multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate would be, committed to work within the recovery model and dedicated to improve the well-being of service users and their carers'. As a member of the team you will manage the holistic needs of people on your case load, undertaking a range of assessments, provide a range of psychosocial interventions. As a care coordinator you will also take responsibility for commissioning care using Local Authority systems and procedure.
You can expect to receive
* Monthly supervision
* Regular training from both the UHB and Local Authority
* A commitment to support you in your own personal development
Main duties of the job
To deliver evidence based holistic care to clients within the context of a multi- disciplinary, multi-agency Community Mental Health Service.
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 Parts 2 and 3 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.
Foster robust working relationships with all partners and key stakeholders, in particular Local Authority, Primary Care and the Third sector.
Contribute to the continuing improvement and development of community mental health services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English 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
Qualifications
* Demonstrable post registration development through relevant courses and study days
* Psychological therapies
Experience
* Experience in clinical practice within the area of speciality
* Experience of working withing a multi-agency community mental health setting
Skills
* Organisational ability and time management skills
* Clinical assessment and formulation skills
Special Knowledge
* Demonstable post - registration knowledge through experience as a qualified mental health nurse / attendance of formal / informal courses / training
* Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current evidence base relevant to the area of practice.
* Working knowledge of the legal and policy framework underpinning mental health service provisions
* Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
* Experience of delivering psychosocial interventions / CBT and / or experience of postgraduate psychosocial skills training
Personal Qualities
* Flexible to the service
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work on own initiative
Other
* Ability to travel in a timely manner to undertake the duties of the post at various locations
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
£37,898 to £45,637 a yearper annum, pro rata
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