Advance Nurse Practitioner Manchester Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

Manchester Source: WhatJobs

£50,000–£70,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Manchester Neighbourhood Mental Health Team as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

The team is developing to meet the needs of people with complex and serious mental health challenges in a neighbourhood setting.

You will be supported by the MDT including staff from GMMH and VCSE organisations.

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will work within a trauma informed model to engage and offer a specialist service to the service users referred to and under the care of the Manchester NMHT. This would include attendance at clinical multi-disciplinary team meetings, facilitating clinic appointments both out in the community and in a clinic setting, commencing and maintaining medication regimes, completing appropriate Paris documentation, and being a part of the Senior Leadership Team.

The ACP will be responsible for assessment, formulation and prescribing of care planning in line with the service Standard Operating Procedure and agreed protocols and pathways. The post holder will be recognised as an expert practitioner and will advise the Multi-Disciplinary team on expert, safe and effective models of care and treatment.

They will provide clinical leadership and management leading to the provision of safe, quality and effective care. They will also lead on Physical Healthcare agenda for the service and will support the improvement of workforce knowledge through education and training programme. They will support with the ongoing development of the service and developing and maintaining good relationships across the Manchester mental health system.

The post holder may additionally lead on practice and service developments. The post holder is required to demonstrate clinical and practice expertise via interventions, supervision and modelling good practice.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Blue Light Card Discounts

Education / Qualifications

Registered Mental Health Professional
Educated to degree level at least 2:2 at honours degree
GCSE or Level 2 Maths and English Language with original certificates required to enter apprenticeship programme
Completion of MSc in Advanced Practice and Non Medical Prescribing qualification
Qualifications in project management and/or quality improvement
Qualification in leadership / change management.

Experience

Extensive experience in a senior clinical / practitioner / managerial role within adult acute mental health services.
Extensive experience of working with clients with complex needs
Experience of prescribing medication
Compiling protocols and clinical guidance, Audit and Research
Experience of working with disadvantaged service user groups

Knowledge

Advanced Clinical Practice skills
Management of adult service users with complex needs including dual diagnosis.
Clinical examination skills.
Accountability of own role and other roles within the team.
Ability to undertake physical health interventions such as wound care.
Knowledge of issues affecting the client group
Knowledge of legislation affecting the client group
Ability to interpret physical health investigation results such as ECGs/bloods

Skills and Abilities

Communication skills, both written and verbal
Communication of difficult messages to service users and families
Negotiation and conflict management skills
Ability to undertake physical health interventions
Knowledge of issues affecting the client group
Knowledge of legislation affecting the client group
Ability to interpret physical health investigation results such as ECGs/bloods

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.