Advanced Clinical Practitioner

NHS; Market Drayton, Oswestry; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

JOB TITLE: Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Qualified)

BAND: 8a

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

LOCATION: North Shropshire Community Mental Health Service - Oswestry/ Market Drayton

REPORTS TO: Service Manager

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Professional/Operational Leads

Main duties of the job

The provision of clinical expertise at an advanced level in both physical and mental health. The direct provision of high quality evidence-based person-centred physical and mental health care to patients within a community pathway within the Mental Health Directorate.

Leading and communicating service users' mental and physical health status and care aims, both in computerised care records, and in written and verbal reports to medics and other staff.

The provision of expert clinical practice; confidently and autonomously assessing, diagnosing and treating a variety of physical and mental health issues.

Providing leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care to the wider multi-disciplinary team.

Facilitating learning through the development and delivery of specialist clinically focused education and training programmes.

Contributing to quality improvement programmes and providing assurances that evidence-based practices are implemented.

Working proactively in accordance with the principles of social inclusion; promoting independence and recovery.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a masters level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will therefore be required to embody the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. This will include the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people's experience and improve outcomes.

Advanced nurse practitioners are highly experienced and educated members of the care team who are able to diagnose and treat conditions and refer onwards to appropriate specialists if needed.

Hold an appropriate Masters level award with appropriate modules in Advanced Health Assessment and in Non-Medical Prescribing.

Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, in line with core professional competencies of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner, including full participation in appraisal and supervision, and acting as a role model for self-development.

Provide autonomous clinical assessment and treatment, demonstrating clinical expertise at an advanced level, in both physical and mental health/LD for patients within the forensic mental health/LD setting.

Contribute to the delivery of programmes of quality improvement.

Provide advanced and expert level of practice (including non-medical prescribing), leading to improved patient outcomes.

Provide clinical leadership and management leading to the provision of safe, quality, effective care.

Improve workforce knowledge and practice through the provision of ward-based education and training programmes, for RMNs/RNLDs, TNAs, Student Nurses and support staff, in both physical and mental health/LD.

Lead on improvements in the quality of care and safety through service development, evaluation and audit.

An outline of the typical duties of the post is provided. The list is not intended to be exhaustive and will be subject to annual review.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant Master level qualification as an ACP
• Professional regulated core qualification with the NMC/ HCPC
• Independent and supplementary prescribing qualification
• Mental Health Practitioner
• Qualifications in Project Management and/or Quality improvement
• Mentorship/teaching qualification

Knowledge / Skills

• Extensive knowledge and application in practice of leading MDTs, professional meetings, MHA
• A problem-solving approach to professional practice
• Demonstrate values that are complementary to those of the organisation service

Experience

• Extensive experience in a management/clinical/practitioner leadership role within mental health/LD setting
• Experience in assessing, formulating and managing risk for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties
• Experience of developing clinical pathways and intervention plans
• High level of clinical expertise in working with people's mental health & Learning Difficulties
• Experience of service development and transformation
• Experience of working in a physical health setting

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

71 Salop Road, Oswestry & Market Drayton Cottage Hospital, Shropshire.