Physical Health Monitoring Nurse Co Ordinator

The post holder will take the lead in the assessment and monitoring needs of mental health service users who require physical health monitoring as part of their care, and will be responsible for the continuing development and evaluation of physical health and wellbeing clinics. They will support Consultant Psychiatrists in the assessment needs of service users attending such Clinics.
Manage Clozaril Clinics ensuring there are enhanced communication links with ECPMS and Sysmex in order to provide point of site testing for service users.
Use enhanced communication skills, knowledge and ability in assessing the mental state, concordance, and side-effect profiling of service users attending such clinics.. Using effective communication they will support the psychiatrist/MDT to establish the efficacy of medication and with the ongoing assessment and management of needs and risks., The post holder will take the lead in the assessment and monitoring needs of mental health service users who require physical health monitoring as part of their care, and will be responsible for the continuing development and evaluation of physical health and wellbeing clinics. They will support Consultant Psychiatrists in the assessment needs of service users attending such Clinics. Using effective communication they will support the psychiatrist/MDT to establish the efficacy of medication and with the ongoing assessment and management of needs and risks.
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of appropriate educational packages for service users, carers and other professionals.
The post holder will need to have undertaken or is working towards being POCH - 100i trained (Point of Care Analyzer). They will need to have the ability to analyse results and link up with ECPMS (Electronic Clozaril Patient Monitoring Service).
The post holder will ensure that all aspects of Clinical Governance are adhered to within the Department, and is responsible for leading the delivery of innovative evidence based therapeutic and clinical interventions for the client group. They will also provide support and clinical expertise to Community and Ward based staff.
Develop appropriate programmes of education for service users/carers and other health care professionals in relation to the benefits and side-effects of psychotropic medications, including mood stabiliser medication, antipsychotic medications, antidepressant medication and ADHD medication.
To take, monitor and analyse blood and other investigation results appropriate to the level of practice, within physical health monitoring clinics, to ensure safety of service user, using agreed escalation processes where abnormal results are found.
Maintain own work schedule on a daily basis including prioritisation to respond to crisis situations for service users and carers.
To work alone within the context of the Health Board's Lone Worker Policy e.g. during Lithium Clinic assessments, patient reviews etc
To maintain accurate nursing records, update care plans as required.
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.

Working for our organisation
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.

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales's capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
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All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed