Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to work within the CAMHS Single Point of Access Team based in Tonteg Hospital.
The CAMHS Service has a number of bases across the locality which includes Tonteg Hospital, Carnegie Clinic in Rhondda, KHHP in Merthyr and Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide triage and assessments of all referrals into the service.
2. Establish the most appropriate signposting and allocation of the referral to meet the needs of the young person.
3. Provide telephone consultation and brief intervention to young people, their families, carers, and referring agencies.
4. Liaise closely with other agencies and professionals and provide consultation when required.
5. Provide teaching and training to others.
6. Manage own time and plan a range of complex activities, balancing client needs with other requirements of the post.
7. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of consent to treatment issues and effectively analyze which leads to clinical judgment in client notes.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organization but of the diverse communities that we serve.
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
Qualifications
Knowledge
* Family Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Eating Disorders, Self Harm, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Borderline Personality Disorder.
* Experience in teaching and extensive knowledge in normal and abnormal child development, as well as child and adolescent mental health issues.
* Evidence of CPD relevant to CAMHS.
Experience
* Appropriate post-registration experience.
* Experience of working within CAMHS or a therapeutic post (e.g., eating disorders, challenging behaviour).
* Experience of mental health assessment and implementation of a range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
* Experience of working in partnership with other agencies.
* Ability to manage a case load.
* Working knowledge of health, social services, education and the voluntary sector, together with the relevant legislation regarding children's mental health.
* Management skills.
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.
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