Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arose for a full time Community Mental Health Nurse post in Llandrindod Wells in The Richardson mental health Wellbeing Centre , which benefits from sharing the site with colleagues from CAMHS, perinatal, older adult services , psychology and primary care. This move is part of the wider service development agenda for community mental services.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and to provide specialist assessment, treatment and care to a caseload of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties from within the local community.
The successful candidate will be required to provide care to service users within the legal frameworks of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, the Social Services and Well- Being (Wales) Act 2014 and the Mental Health Act (1983)
You must be enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible in approach, able to work autonomously as well as with statutory and non- statutory service providers.
Effective communication and engagement skills are fundamental to this role, as well as a current evidence-based knowledge and a commitment to working with individuals adopting a recovery approach and a commitment to working within a trauma informed model of care.
In return for your skills and expertise we can offer you a variety of rewarding challenges, continued training and development and the opportunity to work within a friendly and supportive team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you don’t speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, don’t worry: the health board will support you with training.
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
Knowledge
Essential
- in depth understanding of the workings and function of the CMHT
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration
- Work in community mental health nursing
- Evidence of supervisory experience
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Professional and Registered with the relevant Professional Body
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Extensive knowledge of mental health issues
- Advanced knowledge of mental health legislation, law, and practice
- Knowledge of research based, and evidence-based interventions
- Advanced knowledge and application of the Care and Treatment plans
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 for those parts of the Act that directly affect the adult community psychiatric nursing role
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Educated to Diploma level
- knowledge of health & safety legislation
Desirable
- Risk assessment/WARRN/HCR20
- CBT qualifications/Psycho-Social Interventions/teaching qualification
- Evidence of personal development/specialist practitioner award
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
- Psychosocial Interventions qualifications
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Multidisciplinary team work
- Advanced care planning and problem solving skills
- Advanced risk assessment skills
- Ability to lead a small team/provide clinical supervision
- Range of assessment skills for community working/able to manage resources
- Good medication management skills including facilitation of medication clinics
- committed to raising the standards of clinical care
- Ability to travel for meetings, training and to meet service users needs
Desirable
- Mentor and assessor skills
- Change management skills
- Motivational skills
- some ability to speak read and/or write in Welsh, or eagerness to learn
- ICT skills
- Skills to promote service user involvement
- Management of medication clinics, e.g. clozapine monitoring
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This advert is for Community Mental Health Nurse (Adult) with Powys Teaching Health Board in Bronllys, West Wales, Wales. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £40,559 - £48,841 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Jul 2026.
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