Physical Health Monitoring Nurse Co Ordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the already established Clozapine and Lithium Clinics, whilst supporting the ongoing development of Physical Health Monitoring Clinics., 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.

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.