Community Mental Health Practitioner

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Full time
Location: Pembroke Dock
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Hywel Dda Health Board are currently looking to recruit Community Mental Health Practitioners to join the Community Mental Health Centre based at Haven Way Day Hospital in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire.

This role covers the areas of South Pembrokeshire, including Narberth and surrounding area, Neyland, Pembroke and Pembroke Dock, and surrounding areas, Saundersfoot and Tenby.

Hywel Dda are in the process of transforming our mental health services. In Pembrokeshire, the CMHT are now co-located with the Pembrokeshire CRHT and will be working towards a joint approach to patient care with the aim of developing a single seamless service to meet the needs of our patients on an individual basis within the CMHC.

This is your chance to work with a dedicated, hard-working, and friendly team as we develop the services to the best it can be for the patients in our communities and ensure excellent patient experience. We pride ourselves on the health board values and embed these into our work and culture.

Our services work through an assessment & recovery approach with people accessing secondary mental health services for severe and enduring mental illness.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development of programmes of care, and the implementation and evaluation of these programmes of care for a defined clinical caseload including the role of a Care Co-ordinator within the Care Treatment Planning under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010.

The post holder is required to work without direct supervision for their delegated caseload. The post holder will have effective communication skills and develop positive working relationships between all healthcare professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies. The role will cover 7 days per week and will require some weekend working.

This post offers an excellent opportunity to work in an interesting and developing service environment. You will have considerable opportunities for training and professional development.

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

Interviews will be held on 13/02/2025.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health, and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

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