Registered Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Bridgend is seeking a qualified staff nurse for the PICU at the Princess of Wales Hospital. This role involves assessing and treating adults with mental health conditions and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must hold UK NMC Registration and possess good clinical and communication skills. The position offers a 12-hour shift pattern and values contributions to patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience of in-patient nursing.
• Ability to work in a challenging and changeable environment.
• Experience in managing a caseload of patients.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient needs using the Mental Health Measure 2012 framework.
• Administer, monitor and supervise prescribed medication.
• Provide support and advice to patients and their relatives.

Skills

Good clinical skills

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Negotiating skills

Welsh language skills (Level 3)

Education

UK NMC Registration

Job description

Overview

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The closing date is 09 October 2025

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a qualified staff nurse to develop in a busy, friendly team where your skills and ideas are valued and your development supported. This role will be 12 hour shift pattern.

We are looking to recruit an RMN to undertake the role of a staff nurse on PICU at the Princess of Wales Hospital, providing assessment and treatment to adults with various mental health conditions.

To work as a registered mental health nurse in the in-patient setting of the Mental Health. The post holder will have excellent communication skills, a positive attitude to working with people with complex mental health needs and work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will manage their own caseload of patients, and act as an expert resource in the care and treatment of patients experiencing a range of mental health problems relevant to the area of practice.

Main duties of the job

Using the Mental Health Measure 2012 framework, to work with the individual to assess, plan, implement and evaluate their needs. Using the recovery process; agreeing realistic and achievable outcomes. Participate in the individualised Care and Treatment (multi-disciplinary team) care reviews. Ensuring that reviews are carried out on a regular basis and the review is documented accurately in the individual inpatient records. This role will be 12 hour shift pattern.

To administer, monitor and supervise prescribed medication. Observe for and report, as appropriate, therapeutic effects, any possible side effects using evidence based scales.

Offer support, advice and information to carers/relatives.

Encourage participation of carers in planning of care and work in a manner which will engender trust and co-operation, thereby enhancing patient care, maintaining confidentiality at all times.

As a member of the multi-disciplinary team contribute to clinical reviews/case formulation and report on the condition of patients to other professionals and when required provide written reports as requested, including Mental Health Tribunals.

Adhere to the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Policies and Procedures in all areas of clinical practice.

About us

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.

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.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn\'t need to have skills in Welsh, we\'ll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt 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.

The Health Board currently operate a number of different shift systems. The most common are a 12.5 hour shift, inclusive of either one 30 minute or two 30-minute unpaid breaks. These shift patterns are subject to review and the Health Board reserves the right to change working arrangements. CTM is a Health Board committed to meaningful consultation with staff and to making balanced decisions that consider all aspects of our service and workforce.

Person Specification

Registration

• UK NMC Registration

Experience

• Experience of in-patient nursing.

Skills

• Good clinical, communication and listening skills
• Effective organisational and negotiating skills
• Work as a member of a Team
• Ability to work in a challenging and changeable environment
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at a Level 3 or above

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.

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