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Job overview

We have an exciting and rare opportunity for a Multi Professional Approved and Responsible Clinician (MPAC) within our Adult Community Mental Health Service. This is open to experienced mental health professionals who are qualified or due to qualify in the next 6 months as Multi Professional Approved Clinicians.

Are you an experienced clinician ready to take the next step in your career, in an environment where you will be supported to grow and develop? In this unique role, you'll provide clinical leadership and direction to deliver specialist care to our patients. You'll work collaboratively alongside experts as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide safe, effective and compassionate care.

Weymouth and Portland CMHT is a large multidisciplinary team with a clinical team leader, 2 Band 7 specialists who co work complex cases, 8 CCO posts, dedicated duty workers, support workers and a very experienced admin team. We also have a Social workers who are part of the wider team.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Main duties of the job

To assess and treat own complex caseload of patients using advanced knowledge that is evidence based.

To provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues.

To undertake research in a specialist area.

To provide education and training to other staff & students

To ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence by leading, challenging and changing practice within the clinical setting

To be responsible for clinical governance, policy, service development; provide expert advice on practice

To encompass the eight core competencies of an Approved Clinician (AC)

1. Comprehensive understanding of the AC role, legal responsibilities and key functions of the AC and RC role,

2. Applied knowledge of legal and policy framework/codes of practice/ NICE guidelines,

3. Assessment,

4. Treatment,

5. Care Planning,

6. Clinical Leadership & MDT working,

7. Equality and Diversity,

8. Communication. Act as Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the MHA 1983, and hold accountability for the delivery of care and clinical decisions made.

Act as a consultant to informal patients and hold accountability for the delivery of care.

To work together with the Strategic Lead to support the continual development and embedding the Multi-professional Approved Clinician roles within the Trust; and provision of guidance and support for the education and development of trainee Multi-professional Approved Clinicians working to achieve Approved/Responsible Clinician status.

Working for our organisation

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

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, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate 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.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.