Community Psychiatric Nurse

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Ebbw Vale; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organisation in Wales is looking for a Community Psychiatric Nurse to join its Older Adult Community Mental Health team. You will maintain clinical caseloads, perform assessments, and advocate for service users in their recovery journey. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and be capable of developing and evaluating care plans. This role offers flexible working, a fantastic benefits package, and extensive professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

Extensive training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Skills in conducting assessments of complex mental health problems.
• Capability to develop care plans and evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical caseloads for complex mental health needs.
• Conduct assessments and evaluations for service users.
• Act as an advocate and care co-ordinator for service users.

Job description

Overview

The Community Psychiatric Nurse will be a member of the Older Adult Community Mental Health team, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical caseloads and conduct assessments of highly complex problems which require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of solutions for service users who are experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties, both organic and functional.
• Work within the code of practice to take responsibility for the allocated caseload to ensure assessments of health and social needs.
• Formulation, planning and evaluation of care, including regular reviews and updates of risk assessments, documentation and care planning.
• Act as a care co-ordinator and advocate for the service user where appropriate and promote independence through the recovery process.

Additional information

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

Employer information

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.