Job summary
- Hold a clinical caseload, providing comprehensive nursing assessments to determine the appropriate category of care required for a care home placement, and to support the Continuing Health Care and NHS Funded Care process.
- Foster robust, open and positive working relationships with all partners, in particular, Local Authority and other mental health services and the 3rd sector, ensuring that all partners are treated with dignity and respect.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, acting as a resource to provide nursing advice in relation to appropriate placement and management.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide comprehensive nursing assessments to determine the appropriate category of care required for a care home placement and to support the Continuing Health Care and NHS Funded Nursing Care process.
The post holder will develop and maintain a collaborative approach to the fair application of both NHS Funded Nursing Care and Continuing Health Care criteria.
The post holder will encourage joint working and actively work towards improving outcomes for patients via the process and provide accurate advice and information to the multi-disciplinary team and families regarding the outcome of the nursing assessment process.
The post holder will frequently work as a Lone Worker.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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.
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
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a patient centred environment.
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience of drafting reports and correspondence.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multi-agency community mental health setting.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to understand and manage complex issues and environments.
- Partnership and multi-disciplinary working.
Desirable
- Presenting information to other professional groups.
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Post Registration qualification to postgraduate Diploma level, or possess skills, knowledge, training and experience to equivalency.
- Excellent clinical knowledge of specialist area.
- Good knowledge of NHS Funded Nursing Care and Continuing Health Care
Desirable
- Knowledge of Escalating Concerns Policy
Other
Essential
- The role is community based, therefore the ability to travel throughout the UHB locality in a timely manner is essential to the role.
- Can work effectively with people with diverse skills, abilities and experience.
- Able to prioritise work and work to multiple deadlines.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a patient centred environment.
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience of drafting reports and correspondence.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multi-agency community mental health setting.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to understand and manage complex issues and environments.
- Partnership and multi-disciplinary working.
Desirable
- Presenting information to other professional groups.
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Post Registration qualification to postgraduate Diploma level, or possess skills, knowledge, training and experience to equivalency.
- Excellent clinical knowledge of specialist area.
- Good knowledge of NHS Funded Nursing Care and Continuing Health Care
Desirable
- Knowledge of Escalating Concerns Policy
Other
Essential
- The role is community based, therefore the ability to travel throughout the UHB locality in a timely manner is essential to the role.
- Can work effectively with people with diverse skills, abilities and experience.
- Able to prioritise work and work to multiple deadlines.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Ysbyty George Thomas/Maritime Resource Centre
The Mattie Collins Way
Treorchy
CF42 6YG
Employer's website
https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
