Mental Health Staff Nurse

We are looking to recruit an RMN to undertake the role of a Staff Nurse on St David's Unit at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, providing assessment and treatment to older adults with functional mental illness. You will work as a registered mental health nurse in the in-patient setting of the Mental Health, and will have excellent communication skills, a positive attitude to working with people with complex mental health needs and work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will manage their own caseload of patients, and act as an expert resource in the care and treatment of patients experiencing a range of mental health problems relevant to the area of practice. If you would like to be part of the team you will need to demonstrate an understanding of this service user group, and have a genuine interest and enthusiasm for caring for people with mental health issues. It would be advantageous to have an understanding and knowledge of the therapeutic approaches that work in such a setting.Main duties of the job Using the Mental Health Measure 2012 framework, to work with the individual to assess, plan, implement and evaluate their needs. Using the recovery process; agreeing realistic and achievable outcomes. Participate in the individualised Care and Treatment (multi-disciplinary team) care reviews. Ensuring that reviews are carried out on a regular basis and the review is documented accurately in the individual inpatient records. To administer, monitor and supervise prescribed medication. Observe for and report, as appropriate, therapeutic effects, any possible side effects using evidence based scales. Offer support, advice and information to carers/relatives. Encourage participation of carers in planning of care and work in a manner which will engender trust and co-operation, thereby enhancing patient care, maintaining confidentiality at all times. Adhere to the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Policies and Procedures in all areas of clinical practice.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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.