We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via the email account you used to apply for this post; therefore, please check your account regularly.
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
Job Overview
The successful applicant will work in an exciting new role within the developing 24-hour Liaison Mental Health Service based within the Grange University Hospital. The role will involve the treatment and care of service users who are experiencing severe mental health difficulties within the emergency and district general hospital setting within Gwent. Whilst based in the Grange, the successful applicants will in-reach to the local hospitals in Newport and Abergavenny.
You will be part of a dynamic team who are passionate about person-centred care and delivering the best outcomes for our service users. You will be supported by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of a Team Leader, Clinical Lead, Administrators, and in-reach from a Medic and other Professionals.
A variety of shifts can be worked, including 12 hours throughout a 24-hour, 7-day week to ensure a work/life balance for our staff.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful applicant must be highly motivated, innovative, enthusiastic, and passionate about service user-centered care. You will be committed to ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality care and contribute to the development of the Liaison service across Gwent.
As part of a pan Gwent Service, the successful candidates will be expected to work across District General Hospitals and will have knowledge and experience in the care of people experiencing acute mental distress, excellent clinical skills in risk assessment, and a sound knowledge of appropriate therapeutic interventions.
This position is open to Professional Qualified Mental Health Workers including Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, and Social Workers. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for Our Organisation
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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Skills
Essential Criteria
* Able to undertake a whole person assessment
* To communicate verbally and effectively with service users, managers, and other members of the multidisciplinary team
Desirable Criteria
* Good risk management skills
* Able to teach individuals and groups
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Relevant experience at Band 5 or equivalent
* Evidence of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Evidence of health and social wellbeing
Desirable Criteria
* Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Qualification
Essential Criteria
* Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered Occupational Therapist
Desirable Criteria
* ECDL
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