Registered Mental Health Nurse Ty Cyfannol Ward YYF

Job summary

You will need to demonstrate a commitment to delivering high quality person centred care. You will need to have excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with patients, carers and other professionals. A sound understanding of risk management and the CTP process is expected. You must be an excellent team player, have high levels of motivation and enthusiasm for working in a demanding but rewarding service. You will be joining a team that is passionate and focused on achieving excellence in care delivery, for this challenging and rewarding patient group.

The successful candidates must be able to work flexibility to meet the rational shift patterns to cover a 24 hour period. Have an interest in acute inpatient care and enjoy working in a busy challenging environment. They should also be physically fit to undertake PMVA training.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic Individual to join Ty Cyfannol acute mental health unit. The unit provides assessment, treatment and stabilisation of patients with mental health problems. The post is primarily for 37.5 hours per week but flexible hours and working patterns will be considered.

Ty Cyfannol is a 23 bedded acute mental health unit serving the Caerphilly Borough for patients from the age of 18years to 65years. The unit works closely with the West Gwent Home Treatment Team who gate keep admissions and facilitate the patients early discharge back to the community. The unit also works closely with the two Community Mental Health teams, Assertive Outreach Team and Early Intervention Teams from the catchment area. The unit has a holding bed for CAMHS patients.

Ty Cyfannol provides an ideal setting for newly qualified staff to gain experience of the acute setting. This post would enable applicants to access the Journey of Excellence (JoE) professional development programme aligned to the learning and development opportunities offered within the Health Board.

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

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.