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
To provide triage, assessments of all referrals into the service, establish the most appropriate signposting and allocation of the referral to meet the needs of the young person. To provide telephone consultation and brief intervention to young people, their families, carers, and referring agencies. The post holder will liaise closely with other agencies and professionals and provide consultation when required. There will also be a need to provide teaching and training to others. The post-holder will be responsible for managing their own time and will be required to plan a range of complex activities balancing client needs with other requirements of the post. The post-holder will have a thorough understanding of consent to treatment issues and will effectively demonstrate analysis 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:
1. We listen, learn and improve
2. We treat everyone with respect
3. 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 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. RN (MH) Current NMC registration
2. Relevant post registration qualifications e.g.
Knowledge
Essential
1. Family Therapy
2. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
3. Eating Disorders
4. Self Harm
5. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
6. Borderline Personality Disorder
7. Experience in teaching
8. Extensive knowledge in normal and abnormal child development
9. Extensive knowledge in child and adolescent mental health issues.
Desirable
1. Evidence of CPD relevant to CAMHS.
Experience
Essential
1. Appropriate post registration experience.
2. Experience of working within CAMHS or a therapeutic post e.g. eating disorders, challenging behaviour.
3. Experience of mental health assessment and implementation of a range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
4. Experience of working in partnership with other agencies.
5. Ability to manage a caseload.
6. Working knowledge of health, social services, education and the voluntary sector, together with the relevant legislation regarding children's mental health.
7. Management skills.
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Tonteg Hospital
Church Road
Tonteg
CF38 1HE
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