Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Join our dynamic older person community mental health services in North Dorset, where we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional care to our community. Nestled in the heart of the beautiful English countryside, North Dorset is a region renowned for its stunning landscapes, historic charm, and vibrant communities.
You will be a nurse or allied health professional with an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or have undergone an accredited portfolio route to Advanced Clinical Practice. You will be competent in operating at this level and demonstrating the required capabilities in practice.
You will need to have significant experience working in an older person's community mental health service at a senior management or clinical management level.
You will be dynamic and highly motivated, with exceptional assessment, risk management, and care formulation skills. You will have experience working with older adults and dementia health in a multidisciplinary setting. High communication skills and clinical decision-making are essential in this role. You will also be expected to prescribe independently and with supervision.
Main duties of the job
This post is full-time, and the services are available five days a week from 09:00 to 17:00 hrs. The post holder will be expected to work Monday through Friday, 9-5, but flexible working hours could be discussed. This post will have a job plan to ensure the post holder works across the four advanced practice pillars.
The post holder will be covering the North Dorset Locality, with teams based in Blandford, Shaftsbury, and Sherbourne. Being able to drive is essential for this role; pool cars are available.
1. Work with CMHTs, social care and other agencies to benefit patients.
2. Support carers while patients are under our care and signpost for ongoing support.
3. To triage referrals as they come in.
4. Undertake assessments, nurse reviews, and manage a small group of patients care.
5. To be able to prescribe and offer senior clinical support to the team.
6. An understanding of MHA, MCA and safeguarding legislation is essential.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare, we aim to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust that runs 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities, and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for an almost 800,000-person population.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services, and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, believing in equal opportunities, and celebrating diversity.
Job responsibilities
Develop and implement the highest quality innovative clinical practice. Be proactive in clinical decision making, underpinned by the highest level of theoretical and practical knowledge and be able to demonstrate improved patient care outcomes.
1. To undertake comprehensive specialist holistic assessment of patients and carers where needs are highly complex.
2. Authorise the decision to admit service users and/or proactively initiate discharge (where applicable to profession).
3. Utilise advanced clinical skills in assessment and/or formulate a diagnosis and/or treatment plan.
4. Demonstrate a high level of knowledge in relation to pattern of disease/disorder, markers of condition progression and range of treatment available at each stage of disease or condition.
5. Provide appropriate support and advice to carers and refer for carers assessment if appropriate.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING
* Demonstrable knowledge of legislation, guidelines and best practice in relevant to area of clinical practice and application of these to practice.
* Effective leadership skills relevant to role (i.e demonstrated ability to provide clinical professional leadership and mentorship).
* Evidence of knowledge and application of national work and standards in relation to advanced clinical practice and the relevant specialty.
* Demonstrable experience of working in a provider organisation and within a relevant specialty as Registered Practitioner Band 7 level.
* Evidence of effective leadership and risk management skills.
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.
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Dorset Locality Blandford Milldown Unit
Head of Secondary Care Mental Health Services
North Dorset Locality Blandford Milldown Unit
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