Clinical Lead - Mental Health Inpatient Rehabilitation

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen fora clinical lead post at Cefn Yr Afon Rehabilitation Unit.

The post holder will need to work closely with the Unit Manager and act as their deputy, ensuring an effective unit management style with problem solving skills.

The post holderwill need toshow awareness of budget control and the need to utilise resources efficiently and effectively, ensuring a high standard of patient care.

The successful candidate would need to demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients and their carers, clinical staff and other agencies.

The post holder will need to be innovative and forward thinking with the ability to lead and develop this service.

If you are a registered nurse who is committed to delivering high quality, patient centred care within a dynamic team and are looking forthe next challenge in your nursing career please get intouch for aninformal pre-application discussion.

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

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist the unit manager in providing day to day management and supervision of a team of registered and unregistered staff for the unit. The post holder will have excellent communication skills, a positive attitude towards working with people with complex mental health needs and work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will work collaboratively with other disciplines to ensure the effective running of the unit in the absence of the unit manager.

The post holder will act as an expertresource in the care and treatment of patients experiencing a range of mental health problems relevant to the area of practice.

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.

Cymraeg -

Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Cwm Taf Morgannwg yn rhan o deulu GIG Cymru. Mae ein Bwrdd Iechyd yn darparu gofal iechyd sylfaenol, eilaidd a chymunedol ynghyd gwasanaethau lles i tua 450,000 o bobl sy'n byw mewn tair sir: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Merthur Tydful a Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Rydyn ni'n byw yn l ein gwerthoedd craidd:

Rydyn ni'n gwrando, yn dysgu ac yn gwella

Rydyn ni'n trin pawb pharch

Rydyn ni i gyd yn gweithio fel un tm

Rydyn ni'n gyflogwr lleol balch; mae tua 80% o'n gweithlu o 15,000 yn byw o fewn ein rhanbarth. O ganlyniad, nid enaid y sefydliad yn unig y mae ein staff yn ei gynrychioli, ond y cymunedau amrywiol rydyn ni'n eu gwasanaethu