The successful applicant's role will be to support the provision of health care to the people of Merthyr and Cynon, contributing to a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week provision of a Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service for clients experiencing a mental health crisis. This will involve both lone and joint assessments of people’s mental health and working with people in their own home for client’s identified as suitable for home treatment for their acute mental health problem. The role requires multi-level liaison, including with A&E, Crisis teams in RGH, Primary Care, Community Mental Health Teams, the police, Welsh Ambulance Service and other specialist services. The successful applicant will have excellent skills in risk assessment and management, communication, team working and networking and will have robust coping skills in decision making and autonomous working. The successful applicant will also have an experienced working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and will be IT literate. To take responsibility for a crisis assessments and a home treatment caseload providing comprehensive assessment, care and treatment to clients in both situations. Foster robust working relationships with other secondary mental health services and all partners in particular Local Authority and Primary Care. Contribute to the continuing improvement and development of crisis resolution home treatment services. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. 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. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sara Morgan Job title: Team Leader Email address: Sara.Morgan2wales.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01685 726341 01685 726341