Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join GMMH Home Based Treatment Team and Urgent Care services in Central Manch as a Trainee Advanced Practitioner.
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be a senior clinical member of the multi-disciplinary Home Based Treatment Team at Central Manchester providing short-term intensive community support to help stabilise individuals and prevent hospital admissions .The team engages assertively with service users to manage crises while minimising disruption to their lives. The role will also support the Urgent Care senior leadership team with developments and education across the division.
Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners will develop into a autonomous independent practitioner who will lead in the care delivery in advanced skills in assessment, diagnosis, formulation and treatment. In addition to these advanced clinical leadership skills there will also be an expectation that the successful candidate will lead on research, education and training across the service.
Main duties of the job
Ability to practice at an advanced clinical level and exercise high levels of judgement, discretion and decision-making in clinical care.Provide clinical leadership, expert practice, advanced knowledge, and strategic direction on all aspects of rehab mental health .
Providing clinical leadership and management leading to the provision of safe, quality, effective care.
Improving workforce knowledge and practice through the provision of an inpatient education and trainingLeading improvements in the quality of care and safety through service development, evaluation and audit.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide advanced and expert level of practice (including non-medical prescribing) within the Home Based Treatment Team (HTT) leading to improved patient outcomes.
For Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioners, it is essential that you reach the criteria in the general Apprenticeship eligibility. The Apprentice ACP will act as a professional resource for the multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers within the scope of their practice and competence, The Apprentice ACP will understand professional accountability and legal frameworks for advanced practice and be professionally accountable and legally responsible for all aspects of own work.The Apprentice ACP will demonstrate safe practice in line with Trust policies and procedures.
The post holder will support the clinical and operational team to deliver on service improvements in the quality of care and safety through service development, evaluation, and audit.
They will be an integral part of the MDT supporting clinical decision making and supporting the service pathways, developing nurse led clinics and providing brief interventions.
The Advanced Practitioner will hold a case load and will lead assessment, formulation and prescribing of care planning including discharge planning within agreed protocols and procedures.
The post holder may additionally lead on practice and service developments. The post holder is required todemonstrate clinical and practice expertise via interventions, supervision and modelling good practice.
To support improving workforce knowledge and practice through the contribution to a HTT education and training programme across Urgent Care teams.
The core hours are Monday to Friday 9-5, although some flexibility, including weekend / BH working may be required.
Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) positions should be accessible to both nurses and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) in line with the Multi-Professional framework.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits- Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria- Achieved grade 2:2 in degree education or above
- GSCE C or above in English and Maths
- experience in leading on education and training
Experience
Essential criteria- Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience
- experience within a Urgent Care service
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
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Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click here.
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
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Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**