NHS

Community Psychiatric Nurse


Pay37,898.00 - 45,637.00 / year
LocationMerthyr Tydfil/Wales
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: H9110-25-0919?language=en&page=403&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      To deliver evidence based holistic professional mental health care to people within the context of an integrated multi-disciplinary, multi-agency integrated community mental health team.

      The post holder is identified as a skilled and creative practitioner with knowledge of working with and supporting people living within their own communities and will be an integral member of the Community Mental Health Team.

      Acting within their professional boundaries, the post holder will provide support and intervention for the presenting person through holistic person centered assessment, clinical consideration, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care within a multi-agency team approach. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care and support for people within their homes.

      The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary general practice teams to meet the needs of people within their community.

      Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This means Speaking & Listening at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2). We don't need fluency. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see the 'Croeso Candidate' booklet below.

      Main duties of the job

      1. To take responsibility for a clinical caseload in accordance with the Mental Health Measures.
      2. Foster robust working relationships with all partners.
      3. Contribute to the continuing improvement and development of mental health services.

      We are looking for highly motivated individual to join our well established multi- disciplinary CMHT. The main purpose of this role is to deliver evidenced based, holistic care to individuals suffering with mental health issues. The post will be based in Keir Hardie Health Park with strong links with PCMHSS, the inpatient wards at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, MTCBC, our GP partners and third sector organisations.

      The post holder will need to hold a first level qualification in mental health nursing and have excellent clinical knowledge and experience of mental health and the Mental Health Measure 2010. Excellent communication, listening and organisational skills are essential along with MDT working, in a challenging and changeable environment.

      The successful applicant will need to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current clinical practice in mental health, have excellent clinical assessment skills and have sound knowledge of safeguarding procedures. The post holder will be expected to manage a caseload of patients with mental health issues, subject to CTP and will work under the leadership of a Band 7 nurse.

      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.

      Details

      Date posted

      23 June 2025

      Pay scheme

      Agenda for change

      Band

      Band 6

      Salary

      £37,898 to £45,637 a year per annum

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      110-NMR276-0625

      Job locations

      Keir Hardie Health Park

      Aberdare Road

      Merthyr Tydfil

      CF48 1BZ


      Job description

      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

      Job description

      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

      Person Specification

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience of either inpatients or community mental health services

      Desirable

      • Previous experience in the community setting
      • Previous experience of caseload management

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Qualified registrant - RMN

      Desirable

      • Venepuncture trained
      • Therapies qualification
      • ECG Trained
      • Welsh Skills Desirable (Level 3/B2 or above)
      Person Specification

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience of either inpatients or community mental health services

      Desirable

      • Previous experience in the community setting
      • Previous experience of caseload management

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Qualified registrant - RMN

      Desirable

      • Venepuncture trained
      • Therapies qualification
      • ECG Trained
      • Welsh Skills Desirable (Level 3/B2 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.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Additional information

      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.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

      Address

      Keir Hardie Health Park

      Aberdare Road

      Merthyr Tydfil

      CF48 1BZ


      Employer's website

      https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

      Address

      Keir Hardie Health Park

      Aberdare Road

      Merthyr Tydfil

      CF48 1BZ


      Employer's website

      https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

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