The post holder will provide line management and supervision to a team of staff within the context of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency community mental health service and deliver evidence based mental health nursing care to clients in the community.

Merthyr & Cynon Integrated Locality Group is an incredibly friendly and welcoming service, that openly promotes development, both for the service and staff, while upholding its central core values and behaviours of listen, respect and team working.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure that a culture of effective risk management is present in the team.
• Actively promote the development of evidence based practice.
• Foster robust working relationships with all partners in particular Local Authority and Primary Care.
• To carry a clinical caseload and take a lead on management of complex cases and supporting staff in management of such cases

• To respond as required to serious untoward incidents, complaints and communications regarding team issues providing feedback to the team to ensure lessons learned are shared and inform practice development.

• Deputises for Senior Nurse as and when required.

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

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 Leadership Essential

• Previous Experience of staff management

Desirable

• Has previously managed a team

Performance Essential

• Experience of meeting service targets
• Understanding of the importance of meeting CTP targets and its management within the team

Desirable

• leadership experience of other teams or projects
• Already has an understanding of ESR management
• Has experience of Health roster to collate team staff statistics

Quality/ Service User Experience Essential

• Has experience of managing complaints
• Experience of service user engagement events

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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