Senior Staff Nurse

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Abergele; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is seeking a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse for Kestrel Ward in North Wales Adolescent Service. The post supports 12–17 year olds, with a emphasis on CAMHS experience and development within a Tier 4 CAMHS setting.

You will provide case management, mentor junior staff, and work within an MDT to deliver safe, evidence-based care. Welsh language skills are desirable and staff development is supported.

Qualifications

• Must be first level registered Mental Health Nurse.
• Post-registration qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH).
• Desirable: Teaching and assessing qualification.

Responsibilities

• Acting as Case Manager for a small group of young people, coordinating high-quality, individualised care.
• Working closely within a multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Contributing to a safe, therapeutic, and developmentally supportive ward environment.
• Supporting effective transition and discharge planning.
• Providing leadership, supervision, and mentorship to junior colleagues and students.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Leadership

Risk assessment

Child development

Clinical governance

Self-awareness

CPD

Education

First level registered Mental Health Nurse

Post-registration CAMH qualification

Job description

Job Overview

Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse – Kestrel Ward, North Wales Adolescent Service

Are you a compassionate and motivated Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) who is passionate about supporting young people aged 12–17 years? Whether your experience comes from CAMHS or another setting working with young people, we welcome your transferable skills and will support your development into specialist adolescent care.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as Case Manager for a small group of young people, coordinating high ‑ quality, individualised care.
• Working closely within a supportive Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
• Contributing to a safe, therapeutic, and developmentally supportive ward environment.
• Supporting effective transition and discharge planning.
• Providing leadership, supervision, and mentorship to junior colleagues and students

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

Main duties of the job

Who we’re looking for

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD).
• Genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Flexible, compassionate, and adaptable.
• Experience in CAMHS or other relevant areas involving mental health or young people (no prior inpatient CAMHS experience required).

Additional Details

• Full ‑ time equivalent post.
• Kestrel Ward operates 24/7, so flexibility across shift patterns, including nights, is essential.
• You’ll join a warm, experienced team committed to wellbeing, development, and high ‑ quality care.

Ready to make a difference?

If you're passionate about helping young people reach their potential and want to develop within a supportive Tier 4 CAMHS service, we’d love to hear from you.

For further details:

Contact: Keri Davidson – Ward Manager

Email: [e-mail]

Telephone: [phone]

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications And/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Must be first level registered Mental Health Nurse
• Post registration qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Desirable criteria

• Teaching and assessing qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in in-patient Adolescent Mental Health Work
• Evidence of continuing professional development relating to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nursing

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of working in Adolescent Mental Health Services (eg community services)

Aptitude And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to generate effective therapeutic relationships with young people (patients)
• A clear understanding of the nursing process and the Mental Health Measures and how they relate to children and young people with mental health problems
• Ability to communicate with multi-disciplinary team colleagues and other professionals, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to be assertive and to take a leadership role in teams
• Sound knowledge of child development and factors that are likely to contribute to mental health difficulties in children and young people who have mental health problems
• Experience of service evaluation and audit and a good knowledge of the components of clinical governance
• Sound knowledge of issues affecting the nursing of young people with mental health problems
• Ability to assess mental health problems. This requires the ability to use information gathered from a variety of sources to provide a formulation of a mental health problem.
• Ability to assess and manage risk, in particular being able to identify risk factors relating to mental health problems in young people and to implement appropriate risk management strategies
• Group work skills
• Ability to provide and engage in effective clinical supervision
• Ability to work cooperatively with other agencies and disciplines
• Ability to participate in training in non-aversive holding techniques including restrictive physical intervention training
• Ability to remain calm in the personal management of challenging situations
• Knowledge of teamwork and team dynamics and an ability to work in teams and in a multidisciplinary setting
• Good reflective ability and an understanding of its importance in the context of interpersonal working
• Ability to organise and plan work activities for nursing team
• Ability to work flexibly and to adapt clinical approach to needs of clients, working in partnership with client and parents/carers
• A good and developing level of self-awareness and how one’s own experiences may impact upon one’s attitudes and interactions. Selfawareness which includes demonstrable qualities and values beneficial to the role eg care, compassion, courage and commitment
• Have a desire to develop both professionally and personally
• Be able to exercise appropriate professional boundaries
• Be able to recognise limits to personal skills and competencies
• Have appropriate strategies for coping with stress
• Be supportive of other colleagues
• Be able to work with other disciplines
• Have a desire to work with this client group in a team setting

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel within geographical area.
• Able to work hours flexibly