Job vacancy: Senior Staff Nurse, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Abergele

Job summary

Main area: CAMHS
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 050-NMR217-0325

Employer: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: NWAS - Abergele Hospital
Town: Abergele
Salary: £37,898 - £45,637 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/04/2025 23:59

Senior Staff Nurse

Band 6

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. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

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.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

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
Post registration qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Desirable criteria

Teaching and assessing qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working in in-patient Adolescent Mental Health Work
Evidence of continuing professional development relating to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nursing

Desirable criteria

Evidence of working in Adolescent Mental Health Services (eg community services)

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 one’s own experiences may impact upon one’s attitudes and interactions. Selfawareness 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

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Robert Clarke
Job title: Interim Clinical Service
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 03000 850056

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Job summary

Employer heading

Senior Staff Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Other

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact