Job Summary
We are looking for enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioners who want to join our ACP Led Service in the Community Crisis Response Team and support patients to stay at home, reducing the need for hospital admission. We receive referrals from community services, GPs, and the acute trusts including ED with a focus on keeping patients at home where possible. A confident communicator with strong organisational skills, you will thrive in an MDT environment and will be instrumental in supporting and developing this service, to ensure a high-quality service for our patients. You will have the opportunity to use your specialist clinical skills across all four pillars of advanced clinical practice to determine the most appropriate pathways for your patients. Using your experience and knowledge, you will support other team members to ensure we deliver a high-quality service for our patients, providing education and support as needed. We pride ourselves on promoting quality improvement initiatives, service development, and professional and personal development and as a member of our team you will receive support to pursue postgraduate education. You will be involved in both team projects and wider trust initiatives giving you the opportunity to form close professional relationships with a wide variety of multi-disciplinary team members.
There is an opportunity for both full-time and part-time posts.
Main Duties of the Job
A confident communicator with strong organisational skills, you will thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment and be instrumental in supporting and continuing to develop the Crisis Response service.
You will also have the opportunity to work across hospital and community whilst developing key links and networks with acute and community colleagues. This will enable you to use your specialist clinical skills across all four pillars of advanced clinical practice to determine the most appropriate pathways for your patients and will include access to virtual patient monitoring for patients that would benefit from additional clinical oversight.
You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team across acute, community, and voluntary partners to ensure discharges are safe and effective and to prevent re-admission.
Using your experience and knowledge, you will support other team members to ensure we deliver a high-quality service for our patients, providing education and support as needed.
We pride ourselves on promoting quality improvement initiatives, service development, and professional and personal development and as a member of our team you will receive regular supervision, in-service training, and support to pursue postgraduate education.
You will be involved in both team projects and wider trust initiatives giving you the opportunity to form close professional relationships with a wide variety of multi-disciplinary team members.
About Us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job Responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Current registration with NMC, HPC and or other statutory body
2. Relevant professional health degree or equivalent experience
3. MSc in Advanced Practice
4. Independent non-medical prescriber (V300)
Experience
Essential
1. Substantial post-registration experience (Inc. leadership) at Band 7 or above
2. Proven experience of working as an independent practitioner
3. In-depth knowledge of recent NHS or equivalent health care legislation relevant to community services
4. Experience of teaching and mentoring staff across the multi-disciplinary team
Skills
Essential
1. Able to demonstrate care which reflects evidence-based practice
2. Can demonstrate experience of acute disease management and crisis care
3. Leadership skills with ability to engage and deliver change through negotiation and partnership working
4. Ability to manage complexity and develop and sustain partnership working with both individuals and across organisations
5. Able to prioritise workload, achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of the role
Personal Attributes
Essential
1. Flexible to meet the needs of the 7-day extended hour service
2. Access to a car for business use on a daily basis
3. Ability to manage and diffuse stressful situations
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
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
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Employer Details
Employer Name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Meadway Health Centre
Meadway
Sale
M33 4PS
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