Community Psychiatric Nurse in Neath

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) Tonna for a Registered Mental Health Nurse (Band 6) to join our busy team providing secondary care to patients under the Mental Health Measure and act as a care co-ordinator. The team operates Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm except Bank Holidays. We are looking for a motivated individual who can work independently and as part of the Multi-Disciplinary team. Excellent communication skills are essential as well as having a positive attitude to mental health care whilst ensuring individual needs for privacy, dignity, respect and confidentiality are upheld at all times. This is the ideal opportunity for anyone who wants exposure to community working and build on key nursing skills as well as knowledge in all areas set out in a care and treatment plan.

Main duties of the job

• The role will consist of working as part of a multidisciplinary team in undertaking the role of the Care Coordinator in the delivery of a high quality community mental health service under the Mental Health Measure (2010) Wales whilst maintaining the Recovery ethos at the forefront of nursing care.
• To assess, implement and evaluate agreed care and treatment plans for each individual on the caseload which has previously been agreed with the service users / carers.
• To work autonomously but under the indirect supervision of a Band 7 registered nurse / team manager and in conjunction with unregistered Band 3 healthcare assistants, other health colleagues and colleagues from the Local Authority in delivery of a supportive service for those people under the care of the CMHT.
• There will also be an expectation of the successful candidate to work as part of our duty team, which will involve mental health assessments and providing a point of contact for existing service users in the absence of their care coordinator.
• The CMHT also provide a variety of clinics, including depot and physical health screening clinics, which the role will also be involved with in terms of providing support for substantive clinic nurses during times of leave.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Evidence of post registration study e.g. post graduate diploma or equivalent registration experience.
• Ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge base and implications of current legislation i.e. Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty.
• Able to demonstrate a good knowledge of the current care and treatment for adults with Mental Health needs.
• An understanding of the Clinical Governance agenda.

Experience

• Experience of multi disciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Experience of risk assessment and risk management.
• Experience at Band 5 or above in related clinical environment.
• Experience of leadership within a team.

Other

• Ability to travel within geographical area.
• Be adaptable and self motivated using initiative and clinical judgements.
• Ability to work flexibly to suit the needs of the Service.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to contribute to team building by undertaking PDR and reflecting on practice.
• Enthusiasm and commitment to achieving better outcomes for patients.

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers. Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.