Dementia Intensive Support Team Practitioner

Job overview

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse looking to utilise your clinical skills in a different and rewarding environment?

The Dementia Intensive Support Team (DIST) are seeking an ambitious and caring Band 6 Registered Mental Health Practitioners to join our existing team.

The DIST team are proactive and highly skilled at managing risk and supporting service users within CTM who may be experiencing or approaching crisis in their mental health. The service is passionate about providing alternative options to hospital admissions, so you can expect to be undertaking rewarding and highly intensive work.

We looking to recruit a compassionate, dedicated, and conscientious individual, who wants to make a positive difference to adults experiencing a dementia-related crisis.

Staff provide care, treatment, and assessment to patients in their own homes and other places of safety, getting you out and about seeing patients in a range of community settings.

If you enjoy working with complex dementia patients, are looking to develop as an autonomous, confident practitioner, then we'd love to hear from you!

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The post holder will facilitate rapid assessment, treatment, crisis prevention and intervention along with preventing avaoidable hopsital admissions

Will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments. They will provide specialist clinical advice to other team members on the suitability of various assessents/treatment/support.

Will be clinically resposnible for spporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within the community.

You will work collaboratively with collegues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community.

Assess risk and formulate safety plans accordingly.

Contribute to effective communication with all parts of the mental health service, in particular the Older Adults Community Mental Health Teams (OACMHT).

Establish rapport and maintain supportive professional relationships with clients and their carers, even when there are barriers to acceptance such as lack of insight or difficulties adjusting to complex changes; recognising the stress associated with caring, offering and promoting carer’s assessments as required.

Deputise for the team leader as and when required.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve

• We treat everyone with respect

• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Detailed job description and main 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.