Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Abergavenny; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service in Abergavenny is seeking a Community Mental Health Nurse to manage a caseload of patients and deliver high-quality user-centered care. This role involves working with a multidisciplinary team and provides opportunities for training and development. Ideal candidates are Registered Nurses committed to mental health services. Welsh speakers are particularly encouraged to apply. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

Professional career pathways

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with relevant qualifications.
• Experience in mental health services is desirable.
• Commitment to patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Care Coordination for own caseload.
• Conduct routine and urgent patient assessments.
• Participate in the depot clinic and duty desk.

Skills

Ability to speak Welsh

User-centered care

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Nurse within North Monmouthshire CMHT

The successful applicant will work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team and Care Co-ordinate their own caseload of patients in line with the Mental Health (Wales) measure. You will be committed to ensuring the delivery of the highest quality user-centred care and contribute to the development of adult mental health service in North Monmouthshire.

The applicant will undertake core CMHT duties such as routine and urgent assessment clinics, assessing, planning and implementation of care. depot clinic, clozapine clinic and duty desk.

Main duties of the job

Have your own case load

Care Coordination

Depot Clinic

Duty Desk

Assessments

Urgent assessments

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

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

The successful applicant will work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team and Care Co-ordinate their own caseload of patients in line with the Mental Health (Wales) measure. You will be committed to ensuring the delivery of the highest quality user-centred care and contribute to the development of adult mental health service in Lower Monmouthshire.

The applicant will undertake core CMHT duties such as routine and urgent assessment clinics, assessing, planning and implementation of care. depot clinic, clozapine clinic and duty desk.

This post is a permanent post

Person Specification

Experience

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse

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.