Job summary
Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse looking to utilise your clinical skills in a different and rewarding environment?

The Dementia Intensive Support Team (DIST) are seeking an ambitious and caring Band 6 Registered Mental Health Practitioners to join our existing team.

The DIST team are proactive and highly skilled at managing risk and supporting service users within CTM who may be experiencing or approaching crisis in their mental health. The service is passionate about providing alternative options to hospital admissions, so you can expect to be undertaking rewarding and highly intensive work.

We looking to recruit a compassionate, dedicated, and conscientious individual, who wants to make a positive difference to adults experiencing a dementia-related crisis.

Staff provide care, treatment, and assessment to patients in their own homes and other places of safety, getting you out and about seeing patients in a range of community settings.

If you enjoy working with complex dementia patients, are looking to develop as an autonomous, confident practitioner, then we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job
The post holder will facilitate rapid assessment, treatment, crisis prevention and intervention along with preventing avoidable hospital admissions.

Will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments. They will provide specialist clinical advice to other team members on the suitability of various assessments/treatment/support.

Will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within the community.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community.

Assess risk and formulate safety plans accordingly.

Contribute to effective communication with all parts of the mental health service, in particular the Older Adults Community Mental Health Teams (OACMHT).

Establish rapport and maintain supportive professional relationships with clients and their carers, even when there are barriers to acceptance such as lack of insight or difficulties adjusting to complex changes; recognising the stress associated with caring, offering and promoting carer's assessments as required.

Deputise for the team leader as and when required.

About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy, Our Health, Our Future, focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Job 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.

This post is advertised as Welsh Essential. Candidates need to demonstrate Welsh Speaking and Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. This isn't fluency. Level 3 means being able to communicate in Welsh during routine clinical situations, such as welcoming patients, discussing straightforward aspects of their care and answering routine questions. If you're comfortable holding everyday conversations in Welsh, we encourage you to apply. Your Welsh language skills will help us provide person-centred care and enable patients to receive services in their language of choice. Have a look at our Croeso Candidate booklet below for more information.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge (Essential)

• NMC registered Mental Health Nurse
• Ability to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current evidence base relevant to the area of practice.
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures for children and adults
• Sound working knowledge of the legal and policy framework
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and its application to practice.

Qualifications and Knowledge (Desirable)

• Mentorship qualification
• Teaching/Training qualification

Experience (Essential)

• Post registration clinical experience of managing patients with Dementia and associated clinical conditions.
• Experience of working alongside multi-disciplinary teams and other disciplines.
• Experience of supervising and developing junior staff.

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience of liaising with a wide range of health care professionals, social services, and other organisations such as the Independent Care Sector.
• Experience of working in the community.
• Experience of leading change or new initiatives or other service development.

Other Role Requirements (Essential)

• Work well both as an individual and as part of a team, always acting in a professional manner.
• Be able to maintain judgement when under pressure or in highly distressing/emotive situations.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to improving patients' experiences and care.

Skills and Attributes (Essential)

• Risk Assessment Skills and ability to escalate.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with personnel at all levels.
• Excellent motivational skills with the ability to motivate others.
• Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.
• Ability to demonstrate effective non-verbal communication skills i.e. effective listening skills, positive body language.
• Ability to perform under pressure, quickly and effectively, making decisions, following through agreed care pathways.
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer's website: https://joinctm.wales/

Contact for questions about the job
Senior Nurse, Caroline Humphreys, Caroline.Humphreys@wales.nhs.uk, 07976676459

Date posted: 05 November 2026
Closing date: 18 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 110-NMR264-1026W-A

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