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Job overview
Are you a Mental Health Registered Nurse with a current UK registration who is looking for extra shifts to boost income or undertake a flexible job that fits around your family and lifestyle? If so, then we would love to hear from you about becoming part of the Staff Bank Nursing Team at CTM. We have opportunities at band 5 and band 6 level.
Weekdays, nights and weekend shifts are regularly available, which are easy to view and can be booked through an app. In just a few easy steps you will have nursing shifts within a clinical area at our University Health Board, including Acute Mental Health areas, Older Person’s Mental Health, Psychiatric Intensive Care and CAMHS.
Whether your nursing experience is from the NHS or private sector, we would love to hear from you and be part of our Bank Nurse Team with an hourly rate that includes, enhancements on unsocial hours, as below and a 12.07% uplift to cover leave.
Other benefits include:
- Access to NHS Core Compliance training to help you develop your career
- Opportunities to develop and obtain additional skills and experience
- Free onsite parking
- Access to Stream, providing the ability to not only access a percentage of money on finalised shifts but saving opportunities with an excellent rate of interest, discounts and financial advice
- Enhancement on unsocial hours, 30% Saturday and nights, 60% Sunday and Bank Holidays
Main duties of the job
You will play a pivotal role in delivering outstanding clinical care to our patients using your knowledge, skills and experience to enhance our standards of care. You will undertake a range of assigned tasks involving direct and indirect care patient care and will be responsible for complying with all policies and procedures, and meet CTM standards, as well as ensuring compliance NMC Standards and Codes of Conduct.
There is no minimum number of hours, although it is recommended to work as often as you can to ensure your knowledge, skills and familiarity with our services is retained.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Detailed job description and main 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
Values
Essential
- Committed to delivering high quality service to patients, upholding the values and behaviours of the UHB
Aptitude
Essential
- Resourceful, creative, motivated, ability to reflect on practice.
- Enthusiastic about working with young people and their families.
- Ability to discuss difficulties in an open and honest way.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to local systems, processes and procedures.
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Experience
Essential
- Working within a team.
- Experience of working with young people with mental health problems.
Desirable
- Experience of facilitating group work.
- Experience of working with children and/or young people with mental health problems
- Community work or 1-1 work with patients
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration - RN (Mental Health) Part 13 or RN (Learning Disability)
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This advert is for Bank MHLD Registered Nurse Band 5/6 with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £32,557 - £48,841 Per annum pro rata. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 14 Jul 2026.
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