Care Home Liaison Team (CHLT) are looking for enthusiastic and experienced mental health nurses to join the team. CHLT is a community based mental health team that works with older adults (65+) with mental health issues in care homes across Cardiff and the Vale. Our service provides assessment and advice on the management of resident's mental health needs. We provide care staff with training and support in managing their resident's mental health needs. We also liaise closely with GP's and other community teams to ensure holistic care of the resident is provided.

CHLT is a multi-disciplinary team of nurses, doctors, support workers, pharmacists and other health care professionals. Working collaboratively to maintain the standard of mental health care across care homes. We have members of the team that are trained in Positive Approaches to Care and Dementia Care Mapping. This helps the team provide robust assessments, interventions and advice/education to support care home staff in their work with people living with Dementia.

Training in psychological interventions to support people living with mental health issues other than dementia is also available. We encourage the development of our staff and the successful candidate will receive training and will be supported to attend relevant study leave to help them fulfil this role.

If you are passionate about supporting and educating others to deliver high standards of mental health care then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To devise, implement and follow up specialist treatments across the disease spectrum for patients within a specific group. To be a skilled practitioner providing clinical care using an extensive theoretical knowledge base and practical experience to underpin the role, while acting as a role model for the delivery of care.

To deliver specialist educational programmes to a range of healthcare professionals in relation to the specific disease including medical, nursing and Allied Health Professional staff.

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

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

Essential

• First level nurse registration
• Degree supplemented by diploma level specialist training and short courses
• Evidence of ongoing CPD

Desirable

• Independent prescribing Teaching and assessing in clinical practice/Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in relevant speciality
• Significant post registration experience

Desirable

• Experience of managing own caseload in relevant speciality

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of excellent communication skills(verbal and written)
• Demonstrate sound IT skills Evidence of managing self- development
• Evidence of ability to work independently
• Demonstrate ability to influence within and outside of service, across multi / inter disciplinary groups.

Desirable

• Involvement in audit and research
• Evidence of presenting work within and outside the organisation

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of specific knowledge and skills in speciality

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Evidence of ability to motivate, influence change, support staff and evaluate services
• Evidence of professional and personal development

Desirable

• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

Llandough Hospital

Penlan Road

Llandough

CF64 2XX

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

001-NMR253-0624-A