Bank MHLD Registered Nurse Band 5/6

NHS; Abercynon; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare institution in Wales is seeking a Band 5/6 Mental Health Registered Nurse to join their Staff Bank Nursing Team. The role offers flexible shifts across various clinical areas, including acute mental health. Candidates must have a current NMC registration and experience working with young people. This position comes with competitive hourly rates, NHS core compliance training, and additional benefits such as free onsite parking and development opportunities.

Benefits

Access to NHS Core Compliance training

Opportunities to develop additional skills

Free onsite parking

Access to financial advice and discounts

Enhancements on unsocial hours

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Mental Health qualification.
• Experience in working with children and/or young people with mental health problems.
• Experience of working within a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding clinical care to patients.
• Comply with all policies and procedures while meeting CTM standards.
• Engage in direct and indirect patient care.

Skills

Teamwork

Experience with young people

Facilitating group work

Community work

Ability to reflect on practice

Education

Current NMC registration - RN (Mental Health)

Job description

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Bank MHLD Registered Nurse Band 5/6

The closing date is 28 December 2025

Are you a Mental Health Registered Nurse with a current UK registration who is looking for extra shifts to boost income or undertake a flexible job that fits around your family and lifestyle? If so, then we would love to hear from you about becoming part of the Staff Bank Nursing Team at CTM. We have opportunities at band 5 and band 6 level.

Weekdays, nights and weekend shifts are regularly available, which are easy to view and can be booked through an app. In just a few easy steps you will have nursing shifts within a clinical area at our University Health Board, including Acute Mental Health areas, Older Person's Mental Health, Psychiatric Intensive Care and CAMHS.

Whether your nursing experience is from the NHS or private sector, we would love to hear from you and be part of our Bank Nurse Team with an hourly rate that includes, enhancements on unsocial hours, as below and a 12.07% uplift to cover leave.

Other benefits include:

• Access to NHS Core Compliance training to help you develop your career
• Opportunities to develop and obtain additional skills and experience
• Free onsite parking
• Access to Stream, providing the ability to not only access a percentage of money on finalised shifts but saving opportunities with an excellent rate of interest, discounts and financial advice
• Enhancement on unsocial hours, 30% Saturday and nights, 60% Sunday and Bank Holidays

Main duties of the job

You will play a pivotal role in delivering outstanding clinical care to our patients using your knowledge, skills and experience to enhance our standards of care. You will undertake a range of assigned tasks involving direct and indirect care patient care and will be responsible for complying with all policies and procedures, and meet CTM standards, as well as ensuring compliance NMC Standards and Codes of Conduct.

There is no minimum number of hours, although it is recommended to work as often as you can to ensure your knowledge, skills and familiarity with our services is retained.

Welsh Skills Desirable

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; while the candidate doesn’t need to have skills in Welsh, we’ll consider it an advantage when short‑listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy— Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration - RN (Mental Health) Part 13 or RN (Learning Disability)

Values

• Committed to delivering high quality service to patients, upholding the values and behaviours of the UHB

Experience

• Working within a team.
• Experience of working with young people with mental health problems.
• Experience of facilitating group work.
• Experience of working with children and/or young people with mental health problems.
• Community work or 1‑1 work with patients.

Knowledge

• Demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to local systems, processes and procedures.
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
• Resourceful, creative, motivated, ability to reflect on practice.
• Enthusiastic about working with young people and their families.
• Ability to discuss difficulties in an open and honest way.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

£31,516 to £47,280 a year Per annum pro rata