Deadline: 02 September 2026
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,557 to £39,631 a year per annum
Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity ?
We are recruiting an RMN to undertake the role of a Staff Nurse on PICU at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, providing assessment and treatment to adults with various mental health conditions, in the in-patient setting of the Mental Health. This role will be 12 hour shift pattern, and enable the successful Staff Nurse to develop in a busy, friendly team where your skills and ideas are valued and your development supported.
The post holder will have excellent communication skills, a positive attitude to working with people with complex mental health needs and work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will manage their own caseload of patients, and act as an expert resource in the care and treatment of patients experiencing a range of mental health problems relevant to the area of practice.
Please note: We welcome applications from registered nurses; however, this role is not suitable for student nurses who have not yet obtained NMC registration. Candidates must be registered with the NMC at the point of application.
Main duties of the job
Using the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2012 framework, work with the individual to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate their needs. Utilise the improvement process and agree on realistic and achievable outcomes.
Participate in individual care and treatment reviews.
Administer, monitor, and supervise prescribed medication.
Observe and report appropriately on therapeutic effects and any potential side effects, using evidence-based scales.
Offer support, advice, and information to carers/relatives.
Encourage carers to contribute to care planning and practice in a way that fosters trust and cooperation–thereby improving patient care–while maintaining confidentiality at all times.
Contribute, as a member of the multidisciplinary team, to clinical reviews and case formulation; report on patients’ conditions to other professionals; and provide written reports as required, including for mental health tribunals.
Adhere to Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board policies and procedures in all areas of clinical practice.
Using the Mental Health Measure 2012 framework, to work with the individual to assess, plan, implement and evaluate their needs.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a band 5 registered mental health nurse or applications from new registrants
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and/or multi agency working
Desirable
- Experience of working with the designated client group
Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge within inpatient MH settings
- IT literacy
Desirable
- Welsh language Speaking/Listening Skills Level 3 or above
Qualifications
Essential
- UK NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Knowledge of mental health act, mental health measure
Desirable
- Knowledge of Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB modernisation of service plan
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
