Main area: Mental Health Adviser - Practice Development in Substance Misuse
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 18.75 hours per week (Working hours to be confirmed on appointment)
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
* Home or remote working
* Compressed hours
Job ref: 020-AHP015-0325
Employer: Welsh Ambulance Service University NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Salary: £46,840 - £53,602 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
Are you a mental health professional looking for your next challenge? Do you have a strong history of leading teams or services? Do you understand the context of Alcohol & Substance Misuse, Mental Health crisis care, particularly in emergency, unscheduled care, and telephone triage services? If so, this job could be for you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The Welsh Ambulance Service is currently looking to employ a Mental Health Adviser - Practice Development in Substance Misuse (band 7) to deliver high-quality care for people who call 999 in crisis.
Reporting to the Specialist Clinical Lead for Mental Health, you will be required to work independently and autonomously. You will have recent experience as a Band 6 (or above) nurse or social worker with the ability to effectively manage the day-to-day operational and professional issues within an emergency, unscheduled care, and telephone triage setting.
You must have excellent organisational and leadership skills, have experience delivering small scale improvement projects, effectively communicate at all levels, problem-solve under pressure, and have a flexible approach to work. With the ability to inspire others, you will also demonstrate that you are forward-thinking, imaginative, and have a collaborative approach to your work.
An induction program will be offered depending on experience, mainly within office hours (including telephone triage training) and may include travelling to alternative sites.
This role may involve some weekends, bank holidays, and other unsocial hours.
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
* Clinician Registered with a Regulatory Body (NMC/HCPC/Social Work/Occupational Therapist)
* Specialist knowledge of mental health conditions, their impact and treatment to Post-graduate Level achieved through formal qualifications and/or post registration clinical experience as a practitioner within a mental health field.
* Specialist levels of applied knowledge related to mental health care, e.g. physical health care, substance misuse, perinatal.
* Demonstrable post registration experience as a practitioner working with people experiencing mental health crisis.
* Knowledge of CAMHS issues and developments in a local and national context.
* ILM Level 4 in Leadership and Management or equivalent experience of providing Line Management/Clinical Supervision to Clinicians
* Evidence of undertaking regular update training and continuous personal/professional development as required by regulating body.
* Knowledge of current issues in the NHS especially drivers relating to integration of emergency and urgent mental health care.
* In depth knowledge of MHA, MCA and other legal frameworks involved in delivering mental health care.
* In possession of or willingness to undertake level 6/7 education aligned to role objectives (clinical leadership) within an agreed timeframe.
* Knowledge and understanding of current health and social care agenda.
* Bronze and Silver IQT (Improving Quality Together) and evidence of leadership of a QI project to completion.
* Enhanced assessment skill qualification.
* Motivational interviewing qualification.
* Experience in clinical audit.
* Approved mental health professional.
* Previous experience working within 111/999 telephone settings (or similar), demonstrating a high degree of skill in remote patient assessment.
Values
* Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment.
The Trust actively seeks to recruit and appoint people currently underrepresented in the workforce. This includes women, people with disabilities, LGBT, and those from minority ethnic groups. All staff are encouraged and supported to learn Welsh.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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