Job summary
We are offering a rewarding and unique development opportunity for a Band 7 Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our team to work across both our Crisis Assessment Suite and Health-based Place of Safety (136 Suite) based in our newly developed facilities at St George's Hospital, Stafford.
This development post provides you with the opportunity to progress from a Band 7 to a Band 8a on successful completion of the MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner Training. You will be fully supported to maximise your potential during your training period.
You will have responsibility in providing high quality evidence-based person-centred physical and mental health care to individuals within the Crisis Assessment Suite and 136 Suite and provide effective leadership to the wider multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care to service users.
Both services operate 24/7 and provide specialised facilities which offer a safe and comfortable environment where individuals receive immediate assessment and support for their mental health needs.
Due to the nature of this role, there may be some expectation to work weekends and evenings as required. We can consider requests for flexible working in line with the requirements of the role.
Main duties of the job
As Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you will receive patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and make an assessment of their health care needs, based on highly-developed nursing knowledge and skills, including physical examination skills.
As part of this role, you will be expected to:
1. Plan, develop and manage specialist packages of care, employing the Care Programme Approach (CPA), working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use.
2. Plan and coordinate the physical healthcare needs of service users in the Crisis Care and 136 Suite, including the requirement for annual physical examinations and investigations.
3. Order necessary investigations, and provide treatment and care both individually, as part of a team, and through liaison with/referral to other agencies, e.g., ECGs, Clozaril, Bloods.
4. Draw on a diverse range of knowledge in making decisions to determine evidence-based therapeutic interventions (which will include prescribing medication and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic psychological interventions).
5. Use professional judgement in managing complex and unpredictable care events and capture the learning from these experiences to improve patient care and service delivery.
6. Undertake regular assessments of all service users under their care, addressing issues and assessing and managing risks identified.
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
* Excellent NHS Pension scheme
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
* 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)
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Essential
* RMN or RN (Mental Health)
* Masters level qualification in health/social care or demonstrable equivalent experience
* Advanced Clinical Practice MSc (On successful completion of training)
Desirable
* Training in venepuncture and ECG recordings (post holder will be required to complete this training within 3 months if not already held)
* Therapeutic psychological interventions qualification
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of working effectively at a senior level in a community multi-disciplinary health and social care setting (mental health)
* Experience of engaging in service development activities
* Evidence of promoting research, evidence-based practice, clinical excellence and quality approaches to support outcome-focused care
* Experience of managing, supervising and supporting nursing teams
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment
* Skills in assessing, planning and evaluating mental health care/treatment interventions
* Skills in interacting therapeutically with service users who have a range of presenting problems
Desirable
* Skills related to Early Signs Monitoring and relapse management
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr