Community Mental Health Nurse in Older Persons Mental Health
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend
Community Mental Health Nurse in Older Persons Mental Health
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Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 29 Mar | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: d0ec1979e29e4d2486f274c8efd35bd1
Full Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced mental health nurse to join our busy Older Adults Community Mental Health Team, based in Quarella Road Bridgend.You will be expected to work as part of a multi disciplinary team/multi agency team in conjunction with Bridgend County Borough Council. You may have to undertake the role of care coordinator, providing quality mental health services under the framework of the Mental Health Measures (2010) Wales. In addition to this you will undertake CHC reviews and nursing assessments to inform categories of care. As a registered nurse you will be involved in the day to day running of the team including mentoring of students and the supervision of junior staff. You will work autonomously and also under the supervision of a band 7 registered team leader and in conjunction with other nurses, unregistered health care support workers and colleagues from local authority, deliver a range of a supportive services for those individuals under, There is one 37.5 hours permanent position available.
- To be responsible for management of a caseload with accountability and responsibility for patient centred assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in conjunction with the carer, multidisciplinary team and other agencies within the community.
- Undertaking individual care and treatment planning working alongside other health professionals as the allocated care Co-ordinator.
- Managing risk utilising WARRN
- To assist the Team Leader in managing a team of community nurses, co-coordinating and deploying resources within varied environments.
- To assist the Team Leader in the delivery of service objectives, performance management and service targets is an integral part of the role, as well as providing expert knowledge and advice to a wide range of service providers and users of the service, as well as management of their own caseload
the care of the Community and part 1 and 2 of the Mental Health Measure.The team currently covers the hours of 9-5, 5 days per week.The Team also covers on a rotation basis our Out of hours 5-8 pm Mon -Friday and Saturday and Sunday 9-5pm.If you have the passion and ambition to join this busy, dynamic, multi agency service then we would love to hear from you.
Our values and behaviours are fundamental to the way we do things at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. They are everything we stand for and aspire to. That includes the way we behave, how we perform our roles and the way we recruit new talent. We look forward to exploring how your values align with ours. This is how we work: We listen, learn and improve We treat everyone with respect We all work together as one team We are a proud employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but also of the diverse communities that we serve.
