Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Bidvane; Telford, Shrewsbury; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Bidvane is seeking a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Enhanced Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. The role focuses on assessing and treating older people with complex or urgent mental health needs in the community, with a pathway including academic study and supervision toward advanced practice.

Applicants must hold an NMC/HCPC-regulated qualification and V300 independent prescribing, with no visa sponsorship available.

Qualifications

• Professional regulated core qualification.
• Independent prescriber qualification (V300).
• NMC or HCPC registration.
• Experience in older adults' mental health and dementia care.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat older adults with complex or urgent mental health presentations in the community.
• Provide advanced clinical practice, including non-medical prescribing, to improve patient outcomes.
• Lead clinical practice and management to support safe, effective care.
• Lead improvements in care quality and safety through service development, evaluation and audit.
• Deliver quality improvement work for the Enhanced Older Adult Team when required.

Skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of evidence-based Interv.

Education

Professional regulated core qualification

V300 Independent prescriber

Job description

The Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner post sits in the Enhanced Older Adult Community Mental Health Team, part of the Dementia Assessment & Support Service. It focuses on assessing and treating older people with complex or urgent mental health needs in the community, alongside clinical leadership and service improvement. The trainee pathway includes academic study, clinical supervision and competency development towards advanced practice. Applicants need an NMC or HCPC-regulated professional qualification and V300 independent prescribing; visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Assess and treat older adults with complex or urgent mental health presentations in the community
• Provide advanced clinical practice, including non-medical prescribing, to improve patient outcomes
• Lead clinical practice and management to support safe, effective care
• Lead improvements in care quality and safety through service development, evaluation and audit
• Deliver quality improvement work for the Enhanced Older Adult Team when required

What’s required

Qualifications

• Professional regulated core qualification
• Independent prescriber qualification (V300)

Registration & licences

• NMC or HCPC registration

Experience

• High level of clinical expertise in older adults' mental health and dementia care
• Experience assessing complex mental health presentations in older adults

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of evidence-based interventions for older adults and carers across a range of presentations
• Highly developed communication skills appropriate to the client group

Nice to have

• Qualifications in project management and/or quality improvement
• Physical health assessment skills
• Experience working in a physical health setting
• Experience of service development and transformation

What’s offered

• Career development opportunities
• Ongoing training and support