This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the already established Clozapine and Lithium Clinics, whilst supporting the ongoing development of Physical Health Monitoring Clinics.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will take the lead in the assessment and monitoring needs of mental health service users who require physical health monitoring as part of their care, and will be responsible for the continuing development and evaluation of physical health and wellbeing clinics. They will support Consultant Psychiatrists in the assessment needs of service users attending such Clinics.

Manage Clozaril Clinics ensuring there are enhanced communication links with ECPMS and Sysmex in order to provide point of site testing for service users.

Use enhanced communication skills, knowledge and ability in assessing the mental state, concordance, and side-effect profiling of service users attending such clinics.. Using effective communication they will support the psychiatrist/MDT to establish the efficacy of medication and with the ongoing assessment and management of needs and risks.

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 team

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

The post holder will take the lead in the assessment and monitoring needs of mental health service users who require physical health monitoring as part of their care, and will be responsible for the continuing development and evaluation of physical health and wellbeing clinics. They will support Consultant Psychiatrists in the assessment needs of service users attending such Clinics. Using effective communication they will support the psychiatrist/MDT to establish the efficacy of medication and with the ongoing assessment and management of needs and risks.

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of appropriate educational packages for service users, carers and other professionals.

The post holder will need to have undertaken or is working towards being POCH 100i trained (Point of Care Analyzer). They will need to have the ability to analyse results and link up with ECPMS (Electronic Clozaril Patient Monitoring Service).

The post holder will ensure that all aspects of Clinical Governance are adhered to within the Department, and is responsible for leading the delivery of innovative evidence based therapeutic and clinical interventions for the client group. They will also provide support and clinical expertise to Community and Ward based staff.

Develop appropriate programmes of education for service users/carers and other health care professionals in relation to the benefits and side-effects of psychotropic medications, including mood stabiliser medication, antipsychotic medications, antidepressant medication and ADHD medication.

To take, monitor and analyse blood and other investigation results appropriate to the level of practice, within physical health monitoring clinics, to ensure safety of service user, using agreed escalation processes where abnormal results are found.

Maintain own work schedule on a daily basis including prioritisation to respond to crisis situations for service users and carers.

To work alone within the context of the Health Boards Lone Worker Policy e.g. during Lithium Clinic assessments, patient reviews etc

To maintain accurate nursing records, update care plans as required.

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 Professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing

Desirable

• Independent Prescriber

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Excellent Clinical knowledge of specialist area

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of achievement in clinical practice

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multi-agency in patient or community setting

Other

Essential

• Dexterity to undertake routine physical investigations on clients

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Princess of Wales Hospital

Coity Road

Bridgend

CF31 1RQ

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

110-NMR448-0924