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SalaryWe are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Registered Mental Health Nurses to join our supportive treatment ward teams based within Adult AcuteMental Health services. There is currently a vacancy on both Oak ward and Beech ward.
Both Oak and Beech are treatment wards within Adult AcuteMental Health services in Hafan y Coed, University Hospital of Llandough.
We can offer you:
A supernumerary period when you start, to support you and to orientate yourself to our services and processes.
Supportive ward management teams keen to develop staff and help them work towards progression in their careers.
For newly qualified staff a named preceptor who will support you during your first 12-18 months as a newly registered nurse
A Welcome Pack and Preceptorship workbook to support your development as a Band 5 nurse
Study day opportunities within the UHB to build workplace skills including training in talking therapies, physical health training and WARRN risk assessment to deliver as part of patient care on the ward.
Support from the Practice Development Team to look at future learning opportunities.
A clinical supervisor outside of your ward team.
Managerial supervision by ward management team
In this role your main duties will include:
Being part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.
Advocate for your patient as a primary nurse.
Support your patients by developing and implementing intervention plans.
Safely administer medication to patients.
Assess risk and implement risk assessment management and safety plans.
Use excellent communication skills to build rapport and de-escalate.
Assess and support your patients mental and physical health.
Provide a therapeutic and safe environment to aid recovery.
Both full time and part time hours available.
Expectation to work a mix of days an night shifts.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
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.
