CAMHS Crisis & Liaison Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and skilled Band 7 Crisis and Liaison nurse to work within our CAMH service based in Tonteg Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to professionally develop within a CAMHS Crisis and Liaison role by, joining the team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

The role involves multi-disciplinary working and requires someone who is committed to working in partnership with other statutory and relevant agencies, promoting and demonstrating versatility and flexibility to meet the needs of those that require support.

The post holder will carry out comprehensive assessments and interventions supported by the team.

Will be required to manage and supervise junior staff.

This specialist post will support the statutory safeguarding functions of the health board.

Please note the initial working pattern will be Monday to Friday (37.5hours) up until 31st March 2027, following this there will be a 12.5 hour 3 x day shift pattern.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to provide timely assessment of children and young people who present in crisis.

The post holder will function as an autonomous practitioner working independently of and in conjunction with other health care professionals undertaking clinical assessment of children and young people who may have a complex co-morbid physical and mental health needs, working alongside medical, nursing and other professional colleagues to ensure that the most effective care and treatment is provided resulting in safe, timely discharge.

The post holder will be the first point of contact for general hospital colleagues, responding to requests to assess children and young people’s clinical needs, demonstrating safe, clinical decision-making and expert care, referring to the on call medical team if appropriate.

The post holder will be responsible for the initial assessment and subsequent facilitation of admission to the Tier 4 CAMHS unit, or AMHS if appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

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