Job summary
Employer heading
REACT Team Lead - MHSOP
Band 7
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health
and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the
next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
- We are kind and caring
- We are respectful
- We have trust and integrity
- We take personal responsibility
As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.
We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
REACT is a high intensity home treatment team which works very closely with all teams in MHSOP Community, particularly Day Hospital Services. The team works with people 65+ (and people with Younger Onset Dementia) in mental health crisis and also with patients who require more intense support on discharge from hospital. Working collaboratively and fostering positive relationships with community and hospital teams is key to the role.
The post holder will be managerially and professionally responsible for the community mental health nurses and support workers based within REACT. They will work alongside the Clinical Lead Nurse who is responsible for the clinical oversight of the caseload and development and training of staff. They will be supported within the role by the Senior Nurse and will also have a close working relationship with the Consultant Psychiatrist.
The REACT manager 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. The Manager will also play a key role in the strategic development of services as per the goals of the MHSOP directorate.
Main duties of the job
Mental Health Services for Older People are looking for a dynamic registered mental health nurse, with experience in community facing services, who can managerially lead a team providing mental health assessment and high intensity care and treatment for older people. REACT is an evolving service and you will be expected to facilitate quality improvements and patient focused outcomes.
The REACT Team is a multi-disciplinary team based in MHSOP Community Services in Llanfair Unit, University Hospital Llandough (UHL). The team provides emergency assessments and enhanced high intensity interventions for older people with severe and unstable mental health. REACT’s remit is to provide an alternative to hospital admission for people who are best supported at home, promote appropriate access to MHSOP inpatient beds and to support people with timely discharge back into their community settings. There is an emphasis on mental health assessment, risk assessment and management, person centred care, psychotherapeutic interventions and collaboration/ joint working with other mental health services within MHSOP.
Key skills; clinical leadership / MDT working / patient led focus / mental health assessment, care and treatment.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MSc or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post basic education in subjects relevant to specialty.
- Mentorship training.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration.
- Previous experience in the effective and positive management of complex and high-risk cases.
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to multi-disciplinary team working.
Desirable criteria
- Service development involvement.
- Experience of working in the service
- Experience of staff management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to manage, supervise and direct a multi-disciplinary team and support staff as appropriate
- Able to prioritise workload and manage team capacity according to demand.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to communicate both in writing and orally, complex matters clearly and concisely, using appropriate methods to a wide spectrum of people including staff and service users.
- Working knowledge of the appropriate legislative frameworks
- To demonstrate a flexible, adaptable attitude, particularly with regard to being able to meet complex and disparate client needs flexibly while maintaining appropriate standards and boundaries.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate ability to manage a team.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Experience of expertise in specialty
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of specialty
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Craig Walters
- Job title
- Senior Nurse - Community
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 029 2182 5776
- Additional information
Emily Thomas, REACT Clinical Team Manager Tel 029 2182 4450
Arpita Chakrabarti, REACT Consultant and Clinical Director
Tel 029 2182 4450
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