Community Mental Health Nurse - Crisis Services

Job summary

If you wish to develop in a busy, friendly team, where your skills and ideas are valued and your professional development is supported, come and join the Crisis Service!

We currently have a post within the Cardiff Crisis Team for a Community Mental Health Nurse. The successful applicant will join a Multidisciplinary Mental Health Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) covering Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

The CRHTT provides an alternative to hospital admission for those clients who can be cared for safely with intensive home treatment. Clients of the CRHTT can access Day Services, provided by a Crisis Recovery Unit, up to seven days per week. There is also access to a Crisis House, managed in partnership with Platfform, which provides respite in a staffed house for up to one week or more, depending on client need.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking individuals with excellent communication and assessment skills within the field of acute Mental Health with a desired minimum of 18 months post-registration experience. The ability to perform detailed Risk Assessment is also an essential part of the role. The role of the nurse within Crisis Teams is extremely challenging, but also very rewarding. This opportunity to join a well-established team and develop your clinical skills is open to you.

As well as providing an alternative to hospital admission, the CRHTT supports early discharge from the hospital for those patients identified as suitable.

This is a 24 hour/7 day service, so the post-holder must be willing to participate in a rota which includes night duty

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; 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.