The Multi Professional Approved Clinician (MPAC) will be responsible for leading and developing a person-centred, trauma informed and evidence-based approach to caring for service users within the Adult of Working Age Acute Inpatient Wards in Salford.
Salford inpatients are focussed on using least restrictive approaches to support people by working collaboratively with the clinical teams using Compassion Focussed Therapy informed interventions. It is envisioned, the role of the MPAC will compliment existing innovative practices.
The MPAC will also be responsible for setting, maintaining and developing professional standards for nurses within the division.
The MPAC will be supported to hold a clinical caseload of patients and work as an autonomous practitioner providing advanced expert and clinical nursing care and treatment.
To be accountable for own professional practice in the delivery of highly specialist care to clients with severe and enduring mental health conditions.
To provide clinical leadership in the continual development and provision of excellence across the Division and to lead on specific service development work ensuring its embedded in practice.
The MPAC will lead on specific emerging clinical practice across the Trust as well as promoting research and ensuring high standards of Nursing and Professional Practice within Salford inpatient services.
Main duties of the job
1. Facilitates decision making by planning and mapping processes/interventions with members of the team or the wider service to determine the most appropriate treatment modality or service for clients.
2. Provides expertise and advice to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of nursing care by all members of the wider team across the designated locality.
3. Demonstrates positive approaches in the management of violence and aggression and self-harm as required.
4. Undertake a full range of non-medical Approved Clinician responsibilities, for example treatment reports, consent to treatment, tribunal and managers appeal reports.
5. Undertakes risk assessment and risk management for individual patients and provides highly specialist advice to other professionals, regarding risk assessment and risk management and the high physical risks inherent in the client group.
6. Undertakes highly skilled formulations and makes decisions about treatment options; implements treatment plans for individual patients, adjusting and refining care plans as required.
7. To undertake the role of Multi-professional Approved Clinician, using Approved Clinician competences for an identified client group incorporating the eight clinical competences as per the Department of health guidance.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
* Completed Mandatory AC training
* Eligible Registered Health Care Professional: Social Worker, Psychologist, Nurse or OT
* Non-medical prescriber
Experience
* Significant clinical experience in the area of work that the post is based in.
* Experience of managing change e.g. implementing new models of care, new pathways, service development activities.
* Experience of carrying out mental health assessments, incorporating biological, psychological, cultural and social perspectives.
* Ability and experience of working well under pressure, within tight deadlines and producing good quality work.
Knowledge
* Expert clinical knowledge at advanced practice level in the area of care delivery for service users with complex psychiatric, physical and social co-morbidity, severely challenging behaviours.
* In-depth applied knowledge in the approved clinician responsible for care and treatment of mental disordered people compulsorily detained under the Mental health Act.
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
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