Dementia Intensive Support Team Practitioner

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leading pension

Generous leave

Flexible work

Career growth

Ongoing learning and development

Job summary

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in Wales is recruiting Band 6 Registered Mental Health Practitioners to join the Dementia Intensive Support Team (DIST). The role focuses on rapid assessment, crisis prevention and intensive community-based care to reduce hospital admissions for dementia-related crises.

You will visit patients in their homes and other safe settings, working with the Older Adults Community Mental Health Teams to deliver flexible, responsive services that meet local needs.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate rapid assessment, treatment, crisis prevention and intervention along with preventing avoidable hospital admissions
• Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments and provide specialist clinical advice on suitability of assessments/treatment/support
• Be clinically responsible for delivering a flexible, responsive local service within the community
• Collaborate with colleagues, partners and the local community to meet mental health needs
• Assess risk and formulate safety plans accordingly
• Contribute to effective communication within the mental health service, especially with Older Adults Community Mental Health Teams (OACMHT)
• Establish rapport and maintain professional relationships with clients and carers, supporting carer assessments as required
• Deputise for the team leader when needed

Job description

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse looking to utilise your clinical skills in a different and rewarding environment?

The Dementia Intensive Support Team (DIST) are seeking an ambitious and caring Band 6 Registered Mental Health Practitioners to join our existing team.

The DIST team are proactive and highly skilled at managing risk and supporting service users within CTM who may be experiencing or approaching crisis in their mental health. The service is passionate about providing alternative options to hospital admissions, so you can expect to be undertaking rewarding and highly intensive work.

We looking to recruit a compassionate, dedicated, and conscientious individual, who wants to make a positive difference to adults experiencing a dementia-related crisis.

Staff provide care, treatment, and assessment to patients in their own homes and other places of safety, getting you out and about seeing patients in a range of community settings.

If you enjoy working with complex dementia patients, are looking to develop as an autonomous, confident practitioner, then we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will facilitate rapid assessment, treatment, crisis prevention and intervention along with preventing avaoidable hopsital admissions
• Will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments. They will provide specialist clinical advice to other team members on the suitability of various assessents/treatment/support.
• Will be clinically resposnible for spporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within the community.
• You will work collaboratively with collegues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community.
• Assess risk and formulate safety plans accordingly.
• Contribute to effective communication with all parts of the mental health service, in particular the Older Adults Community Mental Health Teams (OACMHT).
• Establish rapport and maintain supportive professional relationships with clients and their carers, even when there are barriers to acceptance such as lack of insight or difficulties adjusting to complex changes; recognising the stress associated with caring, offering and promoting carer's assessments as required.
• Deputise for the team leader as and when required.

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:

Our values guide us daily:

• o We listen, learn, and improve
• o We treat everyone with respect
• o 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.