Mental Health Nurse jobs in United Kingdom

Hywel Dda University Health Board are currently looking to recruit a full time Community Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the South Pembrokeshire Community Mental Health Team based at Haven way, South Pembrokeshire hospital Pembroke Dock.

The post is permanent and will be for 30 hours per week.

We believe it to be a hard working but friendly, supportive and nurturing environment, with many established and experienced practitioners.

This post offers an excellent opportunity to work in an interesting and developing service environment. You will have considerable opportunities for training and professional development.

Our services work through an assessment & recovery approach with people accessing secondary mental health services for severe and enduring mental illness. With an exciting opportunity to be involved in an adapting and transforming structure to our mental health services.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development of programs of care and the implementation and evaluation of these programs of care for a defined clinical caseload including the role of a Care Coordinator within the Care Treatment Planning under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.

The post holder is required to work without direct supervision for their delegated caseload. The post holder will have effective communication skills and develop positive working relationships between all healthcare professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies, maintaining good communication across all boundaries.

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

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

• Registration - Registered Nurse Mental Health or Learning Disability
• Sound knowledge of clinical issues within area of practice

• Experience of working with people who have long term mental health needs, and who may present with challenging behaviour/a high risk of violence to others
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and must be willing to undertake identified local courses/study days and mandatory training
• Have understanding and knowledge of local area and facilities within area that clients may access
• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

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.

£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum pro rata