An exciting opportunity has arisen for two full time staff nurses to work within the Mental Health Inpatient Rehabilitation Services in the Bridgend area.

Cefn Yr Afon is an eight bedded rehabilitation and recovery unit that provides a step down service to patients from various inpatient and community settings.

Our philosophy is to provide a person centred service which maximises the person's quality of life, promotes independence, and social inclusion whilst maintaining the focus on individual strengths, providing hope on the journey towards recovery.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates would be expected to assess, plan, facilitate and deliver care to all inpatients and to ensure that all aspects of their care is delivered to the highest possible standard. This includes working as part of a multidisciplinary team and liaising with a variety of professionals/agencies both in the community and within inpatient services.

Staff work on a 12 hour shift pattern which includes days, nights and weekends.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post English and/or Welsh 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and personal specification attached within the supporting documents, please click Apply now to view in TRAC

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Band 5, Registered Mental Health Nurse
• NMC registered

Skills

Essential

• Meets all essential criteria as per job description and personal specification

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of in-patient nursing

Knowledge

Essential

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Persoanl attributes

Essential

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Physical requirements

Essential

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Cefn Yr Afon Rehabilitation Unit

71a Quarella Road

Bridgend

CF31 1JS

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

110-NMR148-0424-B