Are you a nurse or allied health professional with an accredited MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, or have you undergone the Centre for Advancing Practice portfolio route to Advanced Clinical Practice? There is also an opportunity for a trainee to complete their MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. If so, the Older Persons Community Mental Health Team is looking for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner/trainee to join its team.
As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Trainee, 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, clinical decision-making, understanding of MHA, MCA and safeguarding legislation are essential in this role. You will also prescribe, offer senior clinical support to the team and triage referrals as they come in.
This post is full-time, working Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00; a job share would be considered of 18.75 hours. We also welcome discussions around flexible working. You will cover the North Dorset Locality, with older persons teams based in Blandford, Shaftsbury, and Sherbourne. Being able to drive is essential for this role; pool cars are available.
We welcome informal visits and discussions about the role. Please get in touch with Leanne Ballantyne, Integrated Community Mental Health Manager, at leanne.ballantyne1@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
You will undertake assessments, nurse reviews, and manage a small group of patients' care. Also support carers while patients are under our care and signpost for ongoing support. As a trainee, you will be fully supported by the organisation and the North Dorset older persons community teams to complete your training.
You will have a job plan to ensure that you work across the four advanced practice pillars and have protected time to deliver on supporting professional activities.
You will work with other Community Mental Health Teams, social care, and other agencies to benefit patients.
You will lead as a driver for change, monitoring and improving standards through supervision, evidence-based practice, clinical audits, research, and education.
You will plan and manage complete episodes of care, undertake independent, comprehensive assessment and management of service users to incorporate pharmacological considerations and make complex clinical decisions regarding service user management and clinical outcomes.
Work strategically, contributing to the planning and development of integrated services.
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. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
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. We're an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Please read the attached job description and person specification for this role's main duties and responsibilities.
We encourage applicants to visit our teams or contact Marianne Gillingham, Head of Secondary Mental Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING
Essential
* 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.
* Demonstrates highly developed expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation.
* Evidence of effective leadership and risk management skills. Evidence of relevant leadership in meeting clinical governance objectives.
* Able to demonstrate wide knowledge of health policy and its application in practice and evidence of developing involvement in influencing local and national standards.
* Able to demonstrate advanced skills for assessing and interpreting complex client conditions, comparing a range of options and taking appropriate action.
* Experience of co-ordinating complex activities/programmes of care with other professionals and agencies.
* Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audit.
* Experience of interdisciplinary working.
* Able to demonstrate innovation and effective use of resources.
* Able to actively research for the potential to improve quality and customer care, seeking new ideas and methods to improve health care.
* Evidence of involvement in policy and leading practice change.
* Demonstration of publications, presentations and research at national and international events, within the healthcare arena.
* Evidence of research involvement.
* Able to demonstrate highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important such as in the manipulation of fine tools and materials for patient interventions.
* Trained in PMVA techniques or willing to be trained (as per role requirements).
* Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team and able to demonstrate changes of practice through these.
* Evidence of designing, delivering and evaluating education and training in practice.
* Able to undertake clinical supervision and systematic peer caseload review of colleagues on an individual or group basis and support aspiring and trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners through supervisory roles.
Desirable
* Ability to promote the best use of available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment.
JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
Essential
* Demonstrable experience of working in a provider organisation and within a relevant specialty as Registered Practitioner Band 7 level.
* Demonstrates highly developed expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation.
* Evidence of effective leadership and risk management skills.
* Evidence of relevant leadership in meeting clinical governance objectives.
* Able to demonstrate wide knowledge of health policy and its application in practice and evidence of developing involvement in influencing local and national standards.
* Able to demonstrate advanced skills for assessing and interpreting complex client conditions, comparing a range of options and taking appropriate action.
* Experience of co-ordinating complex activities/programmes of care with other professionals and agencies.
* Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audit.
* Experience of interdisciplinary working.
* Able to demonstrate innovation and effective use of resources.
* Able to actively research for the potential to improve quality and customer care, seeking new ideas and methods to improve health care.
* Evidence of involvement in policy and leading practice change.
* Demonstration of publications, presentations and research at national and international events, within the healthcare arena.
* Evidence of research involvement.
* Able to demonstrate highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important such as in the manipulation of fine tools and materials for patient interventions.
MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE
Essential
* Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team and able to demonstrate changes of practice through these.
* Evidence of designing, delivering and evaluating education and training in practice.
* Able to undertake clinical supervision and systematic peer caseload review of colleagues on an individual or group basis and support aspiring and trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners through supervisory roles.
PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES
Essential
* Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.
* Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation, and where there may be barriers, with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
* Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required.
* Experience of planning and organising complex activities requiring the formulation and adjustment of plans, e.g., organising own time, co-ordination with other agencies and plans for sudden, unforeseen circumstances.
* Able to work independently and autonomously as the role demands.
* Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing. Inquisitive and eager to learn, asks questions and responds positively to change in practice/procedure.
* Seeks ways to improve self and others.
* Ability to evaluate care leading to improvement in quality standards and service improvement.
* Ability to adapt to a changing environment and changing priorities.
Employer details
Employer name
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Dorset Locality Blandford Milldown Unit
Milldown Road
Blandford
DT11 7DD
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