About this role
Job summary
Are you a mental health nurse with leadership experience or interested in developing your leadership and management skills?
We have an exciting opportunity within Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) to appoint a new Lead CPN within the Community Mental Health Team. We would welcome applications from people with or without management experience. There will be plenty of support to help you develop your leadership skills in order for you to be effective within the role. We are able to offer management and leadership courses to assist in your development.
About Mental Health Services for Older People
This is a brilliant time to join MHSOP as we are currently undergoing significant service development. We are committed to working within the recovery model and dedicated to improving the well-being of service users and their carers'. Therefore, we have invested in specialist staff and training to ensure our staff are fully supported within their roles. We are very keen to assist staff to develop their use of psycho-social interventions. This allows them to meet the needs of our service users and carers.
We are an integrated team and work very closely with our local authority partners. The integrated team is based in Llanfair Unit on the University of Llandough Hospital site. We are a supportive, experienced and highly motivated multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
About the role of Lead CPN
The Lead CPN will be managerially and professionally responsible for the community mental health nurses based within Cardiff and the Vale Localities. They will work alongside the Clinical Lead Nurse who is responsible for the development and training of staff. You will work closely with the two lead social workers for each locality as part of the integrated team. You will be supported within your role by the Senior Nurse and Integrated Manager.
You will ensure a high standard of care and treatment is delivered for service users in line with the Mental Health Measure (2010). This will be facilitated by regular supportive supervision of staff. You will work with other members of the team and other agencies to best meet the health and social needs of the service users. You will also play a key role in the development of services as per the goals of MHSOP directorate.
Benefits available to you
Regular supervision from Senior Nurse and support from the Integrated Manager.
Development and training opportunities available via UHB, Local Authority and Cardiff University.
Opportunities for management and leadership courses.
A commitment to support you in your own personal development.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
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
Registered Nurse (Part 1) Current NMC Registration Degree plus specialist clinical, management training and CPD to Postgraduate Diploma Level Bronze IQT
Desirable
Recognised management qualification Recognised leadership qualification Master's degree in pertinent subject Teaching/Coaching qualification
Experience Essential
Knowledge of legislation pertinent to role Proven and relevant experience at Band 6 Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2018) Proven post-registration experience and evidence of coordinating and managing a team of staff. Experience of working in a multi- professional environment Experience of effective staff management Experience of running a ward/ area/department Experience of mentoring pre- registration nursing/midwifery students Experience in teaching, training, supervision of mental health professionals and mentoring pre-registration students. Experience of involvement with service developments within CMHT's or other designated areas. Experience in audit and/or evaluation of services. Proven post-registration experience and evidence of coordinating clinical care, and mobilising resource within a multidisciplinary team. Experience of chairing, facilitating group discussion and debate with a professional team context. Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing difficulties, at times with very upset and disturbed people which could pose risk to themselves or others.
Desirable
Experience of leading a team Experience of working in a Band 7 role Understanding of financial and resource management processes Experience in budget management Experience in clinical practice within the area of speciality
Skills Essential
Able to demonstrate an awareness of professional issues and developments. Evidence of leadership skills Excellent (verbal/listening/written) communication skills IT skills Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills Leadership skills Good knowledge of information governance/data protection requirements Able to demonstrate research based practice Ability to delegate and prioritise work le to manage time effectively
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE Essential
Appropriate experience within specialty and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant specialty Advanced clinical skills Evidence of effectively implementing change in the clinical practice Evidence of commitment to and understanding of mentorship/reflection/clinical supervision. Sound working knowledge of the legal and policy framework underpinning mental health service provision e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Measure, National Service Frameworks,
Desirable
Welsh Speaker Evidence of research and audit work Sound knowledge of HR policies Experience of formulating and delivering psychosocial interventions /CBT and / or experience of postgraduate psychosocial skills training. Independent Prescriber
PERSONAL QUALITIES Essential
Ability to work within a team and independently Flexible to meet the needs of the service Able to work under pressure Pleasant disposition Caring nature Enthusiastic Assertive attitude Positive change agent Commitment towards own professional development. Commitment to service development. Ability to work under pressure Evidence of leadership qualities. Excellent enhanced communications skills. Is able to motivate and influence people to deliver high quality service
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address University Hospital Hospital
Penlan Road
Llandough
CF64 2XX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)