Main duties of the job

To take a leadership role in the nursing team having particular supervisory responsibilities for a designated group of qualified Staff Nurses and Health Care Support Workers.

To have a lead in specialised areas which may include Safeguarding, Child Protection, or Therapies (including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or Systemic Family Therapy.)

To regularly take charge of the unit in the absence of the unit nurse manager.

To regularly provide nursing support for the staff on duty on the unit, being available either for advice or to take charge when situations demand.

To provide individualised nursing care for young people who have severe mental health problems by having a Case Manager role.

To work closely and in conjunction with the young persons Care Coordinator to ensure transition is seamless.

To be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team in the provision of comprehensive treatment packages.

To take an active role in the provision of a safe therapeutic environment. 

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. 

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and Proud to Lead competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. 

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

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

  • Must be first level registered Mental Health Nurse, Paediatric Nurse, or Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities

    • Desirable criteria

  • Teaching and assessing qualification
  • Post registration qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

    • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • Experience of working in an in-patient mental health setting.
  • Significant experience of working with young people or adults who have recently transitioned from CAMHS to adult services.
  • Experience of Care Coordination/ Case management

    • Desirable criteria

  • Experience of working in in-patient or community CAMHS
  • Evidence of continuing professional development relating to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nursing

    • Aptitude and Abilities

    Essential criteria

  • Ability to generate effective therapeutic relationships with young people (patients)
  • A clear understanding of the nursing process and the Mental Health Measures and how they relate to children and young people with mental health problems
  • Ability to communicate with multi-disciplinary team colleagues and other professionals, both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to be assertive and to take a leadership role in teams
  • Sound knowledge of child development and factors that are likely to contribute to mental health difficulties in children and young people who have mental health problems
  • Experience of service evaluation and audit and a good knowledge of the components of clinical governance
  • Sound knowledge of issues affecting the nursing of young people with mental health problems
  • Ability to assess mental health problems. This requires the ability to use information gathered from a variety of sources to provide a formulation of a mental health problem.
  • Ability to assess and manage risk, in particular being able to identify risk factors relating to mental health problems in young people and to implement appropriate risk management strategies.
  • Group work skills
  • Ability to provide and engage in effective clinical supervision
  • Ability to work cooperatively with other agencies and disciplines
  • Ability to participate in training in non-aversive holding techniques including restrictive physical intervention training
  • Ability to remain calm in the personal management of challenging situations
  • Knowledge of teamwork and team dynamics and an ability to work in teams and in a multidisciplinary setting
  • Good reflective ability and an understanding of its importance in the context of interpersonal working
  • Ability to organise and plan work activities for nursing team
  • Ability to work flexibly and to adapt clinical approach to needs of clients, working in partnership with client and parents/carers
  • A good and developing level of self-awareness and how ones own experiences may impact upon ones attitudes and interactions. Self- awareness which includes demonstrable qualities and values beneficial to the role eg care, compassion, courage and commitment.
  • Have a desire to develop both professionally and personally
  • Be able to exercise appropriate professional boundaries
  • Be able to recognise limits to personal skills and competencies
  • Have appropriate strategies for coping with stress
  • Be supportive of other colleagues
  • Be able to work with other disciplines
  • Have a desire to work with this client group in a team setting

    • Desirable criteria

  • Ability to speak Welsh

    • Other

    Essential criteria

  • Ability to travel within geographical area.
  • Able to work hours flexibly.

    • To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

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    Applicant requirements

    You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

    Welsh language skills are desirable

    You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

    Welsh language skills are desirable