Community Psychiatric Nurse

Employer
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
Location
Cardiff
Salary
£35,922 to £43,257 per annum
Closing date
27 Sep 2023
If you wish to develop in a busy, friendly team, where your skills and ideas are valued and your professional development is supported, come and join the Crisis Service!

The CRHTT provides an alternative to hospital admission for those clients who can be cared for safely with intensive home treatment. Clients of the CRHTT can access Day Services, provided by a Crisis Recovery Unit, up to seven days per week. There is also access to a Crisis House, managed in partnership with Platfform, which provides respite in a staffed house for up to one week or more, depending on client need.

We are seeking individuals with excellent communication and assessment skills within the field of acute Mental Health with a minimum of 18 months post registration experience. The ability to perform detailed Risk Assessment is also an essential part of the role. The role of the nurse within Crisis Teams is extremely challenging, but also very rewarding. This opportunity to join a well-established team and develop your clinical skills is open to you.

As well as providing an alternative to hospital admission, the CRHTT supports early discharge from hospital for those patients identified as suitable.

This is a 24 hour/7 day service, so the post-holder must be willing to participate in a rota which includes night duty

Main duties of the job

The post holder is required to ensure that the team provides community psychiatric nursing care within an holistic philosophy forthose suffering with mental health problems who are in acute crisis, or to facilitate early discharge, and to support their carers. This will be facilitated in collaboration with hospital and community based multi-agency resources. The post holder will support the Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Service by undertaking AMHP duties in weekday daytime hours

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 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is Caring for People, Keeping People Well,and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is required to ensure that the team provides community psychiatric nursing care within an holistic philosophy forthose suffering with mental health problems who are in acute crisis, or to facilitate early discharge, and to support their carers. This will be facilitated in collaboration with hospital and community based multi-agency resources. The post holder will support the Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Service by undertaking AMHP duties in weekday daytime hours

Please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Mental Health Nursing degree/Diploma


Experience

Essential

  • 18 month post registration experience


Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

Hafan-Y-Coed

Llandough Hospital

Cardiff

CF64 2XX

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001-NMR326-0623-A

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