Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The post holder will provide advanced and expert level of practice (including non-medical prescribing)within the adult Community Mental Health Team leading to improved patient outcomes.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will act as a professional resource for the multi-disciplinary team(MDT) patients and carers within the scope of their practice and competence, The ACP will understandprofessional accountability and legal frameworks for advanced practice and be professionally accountableand legally responsible for all aspects of own work. The ACP will demonstrate safe practice in line withTrust policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the clinical and operational team to deliver on service improvements in thequality of care and safety through service development, evaluation, and audit.They will be an integral part of the MDT supporting clinical decision making and supporting the servicepathways, developing nurse led clinics and providing brief interventions. The post holder will also supportwith providing a seamless pathway into & out of the community mental health team (CMHT) onceinterventions / goals have been achieved, to promote recovery and self-management, as clinicallyappropriate.The ACP will hold a case load and will lead assessment, formulation and prescribing of care planningincluding discharge planning within agreed protocols and procedures.The post holder may additionally lead on practice and service developments. The post holder is required todemonstrate clinical and practice expertise via interventions, supervision and modelling good practice.To support improving workforce knowledge and practice through the contribution to a CMHT education andtraining programme across the community teams within BoltonTo participate in the Bronze on site / Bronze on Call rotaThe core hours are Monday to Friday 9-5, although some flexibility, including weekend / BH working may be required

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification Education/Qualifications

• Registered first level nurse
• MSC in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Clinical based masters degree

Experience

• Experience of working with clients with complex needs
• Compiling protocols and clinical guidance
• Experience of working at a senior clinical nurse level
• Experiencing of completing audits
• Research
• Experience of developing nurse led clinic
• Evidence of autonomous practice

Knowledge

• Advanced Clinical Practice skills
• Management of service users with complex needs
• Clinical examination skills
• Accountability of own role and other roles within the team
• Extensive knowledge of psychological, social and biological factors and formulating these into a comprehensive bio-psychosocial formulation and clinical risk management plans.
• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Experience of coordinating & leading on a series of audits, action plans & projects
• Extensive knowledge and application in practice of leading complex adult safeguarding procedures, professional meetings, MHA, CPA, DOLs
• Experience of delivering education and training to clinical staff eg clinical risk training / physical health education
• Knowledge of issues affecting the client group

Skills and Abilities

• Experience of leading / supporting to complete investigations & Rapid Reviews of Care & complaints
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication of difficult messages to service users and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• to be aware and keep up to date with of the body of knowledge related to practice in a specialist community mental health team setting.

Trust Mandatory Requirements

• Understand and comply with Trust standards and policies
• Understand the Trusts strategic goals and how they can support them.
• Understand the need to safeguard children and adults.
• Carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with equality and diversity and dignity in care and work policies and principles.
• Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date.
• Take responsibility for own learning and development
• Engagement in and delivery of supervision

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.

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearPer annum pro rata