Job summary
The YOD service was first established in 2011, and across the past ten years has evolved into a multidisciplinary service providing clinical, nursing, psychosocial, and therapies support to people with a diagnosis of young onset dementia living within Cardiff and the Vale. Supporting carers and families is essential work. A core principle is that the YOD service provides continuity of care. The service engages with people from the point of diagnosis and remains involved across the entire course of an individual's dementia progression.
The service is founded upon developing collaborative relationships of trust, understanding individual's personal stories, bringing people together to enjoy mutually supportive social engagement activities, and being available to respond to often rapidly changing mental health, psychological, physical and social care needs.
The service is based at the Cariad Centre, Barry Hospital, which is alongside the services inpatient facility at St Barrucs ward. This is a fantastic development opportunity to work in the community broadening skills in holistic assessments of the needs of clients, carers and families.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have a mix of responsibilities including Care Coordination for a caseload of clients in the community, supporting outpatient clinic reviews and hospital discharge planning processes, undertaking reviews with clients in care home settings and contributing to the wide range of cognitive stimulation therapy interventions and therapeutic group work which the service has evolved.
This is an exciting time to join the service as we forward plan and shape the service for post-pandemic work. You will be joining a highly dedicated and enthusiastic MDT where collaborative working both within the MDT and with allied health and social care partners, and third sector services is central to the ethos.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Evidence of post-registration continuing professional development activity
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multi-agency community mental health setting
Skills
Essential
- Organisational ability and time management skills
- Clinical assessment and formulation skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Special knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable postregistration knowledge through experience as a qualified mental health nurse and attendance of formal/informal specialist courses/training to be able to work autonomously in the community
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current evidence base relevant to the area of practice
- Sound working knowledge of the legal and policy framework underpinning mental health service provision e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, National Service Frameworks, Mental Health (Wales) Measure
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures for children and adults
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to work on own initiative
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Evidence of post-registration continuing professional development activity
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multi-agency community mental health setting
Skills
Essential
- Organisational ability and time management skills
- Clinical assessment and formulation skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Special knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable postregistration knowledge through experience as a qualified mental health nurse and attendance of formal/informal specialist courses/training to be able to work autonomously in the community
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current evidence base relevant to the area of practice
- Sound working knowledge of the legal and policy framework underpinning mental health service provision e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, National Service Frameworks, Mental Health (Wales) Measure
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures for children and adults
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to work on own initiative
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.
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.
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).
