Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Service Assessment Team Lead

Working as an autonomous practitioner to assess and devise, implement and follow up specialist treatments across the disease spectrum for patients within a specific group. To be a skilled practitioner providing expert clinical care using an extensive theoretical knowledge base and practical experience to underpin the role, while acting as a role model for the delivery of expert care.

To deliver specialist educational programmes to a range of healthcare professionals in relation to the specific disease, including medical, nursing and Allied Health Professional staff

To line manage staff in specialist area including staff from other disciplines. Also to offer clinical supervivison., To utilise advanced nursing skills and extensive knowledge base to undertake specialist assessments, critically analysing complex information to make informed decisions regarding appropriate treatment/intervention to ensure the delivery of highly specialist care.

To be responsible and accountable for legible and contemporaneous records.

To devise, prescribe, evaluate and document care and treatment and outcomes

To have a positive influential role and impact on care across the clinical area

To have an active role in devising and participating in the development and implementation of policies, protocols and clinical pathways to improve care within the clinical area of expertise in line with UHB/ National strategic policy and implement where required throughout the UHB.

To actively participate in benchmarking with other specialist services across local/ national/ international organisations.

To have a highly specialised knowledge base within the clinical sphere of Mental Health and become an advice resource for other healthcare professionals from the multi disciplinary team across primary and secondary care

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.