Specialist CAMHS Nurse

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Abercanaid; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Abercanaid seeks candidates responsible for providing consultations and assessments while managing complex activities. Welsh language skills at Level 3 or above are desirable, and applicants must ensure they are eligible for work sponsorship if needed. This role is focused on compassionate patient care, working in a diverse and inclusive environment supported by the NHS Wales family. Candidates will be part of a team dedicated to improving community health and well-being.

Benefits

Living Wage Employer

Qualifications

• Desirable Welsh language skills at Level 3 or above.
• Eligibility for sponsorship if not a UK or Ireland national.

Responsibilities

• Work with agencies to provide consultation.
• Plan and manage a range of complex activities.
• Conduct initial specialist triage assessments.

Skills

Welsh language skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• Work closely with other agencies and professionals and provide consultation when required.
• Provide teaching and training to others.
• Manage own time and plan a range of complex activities, balancing client needs with other requirements of the post.
• Have a thorough understanding of consent to treatment issues and effectively demonstrate analysis that leads to clinical judgment in client notes.
• Carry out initial specialist triage assessments of children and their families using the appropriate assessment tools, with an emphasis on risk assessment and risk management.
• Plan and develop a programme of care.
• Provide telephone consultation delivering brief, solution-focused interventions when appropriate.
• Evaluate the needs of individual clients and their carers in accordance with agreed protocols of care and based on best available evidence.
• Provide written and verbal reports.
• Be aware of the special expertise of different disciplines within the service in order to provide the most appropriate help for service users, through consultation and/or active involvement of a worker from a different discipline.

Requirements

• Welsh language skills are desirable: speaking and listening at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Fluency is not required.
• Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa, unless they already hold permission to work via another route.
• Prospective applicants should self-assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government’s Work in the UK guidance.
• Applications are welcome in either Welsh or English.

Benefits & Information

• We are a Living Wage Employer.
• All posts are subject to relevant checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where required, Professional Registration verification.
• The organisation reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles.

Location

Located in the heart of South Wales, central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea, our NHS organisation is dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.

About the Organisation

At CTM, we are part of a diverse, inclusive team from many nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together we create a space where everyone can thrive.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family and provides primary, secondary, and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people in 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 15,000 workforce live within the region, making our staff the lifeblood of our organisation and the communities we serve.

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