Job summary
We are currently recruiting for a Band 7 Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work within our community mental health team's. In Baird House Edge Lane Liverpool. This is an exciting role that will provide an addition clinical leadership to our two CMHT's.
You will operate as part of an innovative, forward thinking leadership team, tasks will include attending weekly multidisciplinary meetings, carrying out initial assessments, follow ups and reviews of service users as part of the shared caseload of the team.
You will be expected to prescribe mental health medication and ensure the safe management of medicines and adhere to safe practice and principles of administration in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and Trust medicine code.
The ACP will have the ability to work in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcomes for all. An ability to utilise expert mental and physical health professional skills to provide assessment, diagnosis, intervention and clinical guidance as appropriate, whilst responding to changes to the service users physical and mental and mental health.
There will be support from our CMHT's, they will receive clinical support from our Advanced Clinical Practitioner, our Nurse Consultant and managerial supervision from the Operational Manager.
Main duties of the job
An Advanced Clinical Practitioner within Baird House will be expected to provide strategic clinical leadership in relation to older adult mental health using the most up to date and evidence-based theory. The advanced practitioner will undertake expert assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for service users and be able to offer expert clinical advice for service users, carers and other professionals.
The ACP will be able to demonstrate advanced competence in highly complex decision making, assessment and the management of clinical needs within the specialist area of practice and to support and complement the existing medical arrangements within the CMHT's.
The post holder will visit service users in the most appropriate setting to meet their needs as required and to refer service users to other members of the multi-disciplinary team or specialism's as their needs require. The advanced clinical practitioner will use independent non-medical prescribing skills in the initiation and evaluation of treatment plans and establish consistent and evidence based side-effect medication monitoring, acting and findings as necessary.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will assess, plan, evaluate, treat and discharge from CMHT care as appropriate to the service users needs.
To liaise with other services as required.
To refer for medical intervention as the service users needs require.
To make changes within the clinical practices of the team based on evidence, policy and/or the identified needs of service users.
To work as advanced clinical lead.
To utilise expert mental and physical health professional skills to provide assessment, diagnosis, intervention and clinical guidance as appropriate, whilst responding to changes to the service user physical and mental and mental health.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Professional Registration Registered Nurse Mental Health
2. Educated to degree level or equivalent
3. Minimum of 3 years' experience in clinical practice
4. Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development at masters level or equivalent
Desirable
5. Master's Degree
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
6. A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
7. The post holder would be expected to have extensive abilities in delivering innovation and quality in clinical practice, demonstrating leadership skills, change management expertise and the delivery of clinical developments that have tangible results for patients
8. Will have experience of promoting clinical effectiveness & standards setting via audit & governance frameworks.
9. Will also be able to demonstrate training and teaching expertise in applied settings.
10. Will be service user focused with a track record that includes examples of clinical practice that have required collaborative interdisciplinary work to improve adult services
11. Ability to exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and critical judgement.
12. Will require an in-depth knowledge of clinical care with significant evidence of post -registration development activity.
13. Must be able to demonstrate a commitment to service user involvement.
14. Be able to work autonomously in a self - motivating style.
15. Will possess excellent leadership and communication skills.
16. Will have the ability to reflect on experience & generate a learning culture.
17. Ability to undertake research and record of scholarship.
18. Computer literate with a working knowledge of standard formats including spreadsheets and data management.
19. Ability to disseminate in a professional manner to a range of professionals at regional and national level as evidenced by presentations at conference and/or publications in peer reviewed journals.
20. Highly effective interpersonal skills and will be a recognisable role model for staff and patients.
21. Articulate and effective communicator.
Values
Essential
22. Continuous Improvement
23. Accountability
24. Respectfulness
25. Enthusiasm
26. Support
27. High professional standards
28. Responsive to service users
29. Engaging leadership style
30. Strong customer service belief
31. Transparency and honesty
32. Discreet
33. Change riented