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Job summary

Main area
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
152-ME16.24
Employer
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
North Dorset Locality Blandford Milldown Unit
Town
Blandford
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 p.a.
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/10/2024 23:59

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OPMH Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Band 8a

 

 

Job overview

Join our dynamic older person community mental health services in North Dorset, where we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional care to our community. Nestled in the heart of the beautiful English countryside, North Dorset is a region renowned for its stunning landscapes, historic charm, and vibrant communities. With its rolling hills, quaint villages, and rich cultural heritage

You will be a nurse or allied health professional with an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or have undergone an accredited portfolio route to Advanced Clinical Practice. You will be competent in operating at this level and demonstrating the required capabilities in practice.

You will need to have significant experience working in an older person's community mental health service at a senior management or clinical management level.   

You will be dynamic and highly motivated, with exceptional assessment, risk management, and care formulation skills. You will have experience working with older adults and dementia health in a multidisciplinary setting. High communication skills and clinical decision-making are essential in this role. You will also be expected to prescribe independently and with supervision.

 

Main duties of the job

This post is full-time, and the services are available five days a week from 09:00 to 17:00 hrs. The post holder will be expected to work Monday through Friday, 9-5, but flexible working hours could be discussed. This post will have a job plan to ensure the post holder works across the four advanced practice pillars.

The post holder will be covering the North Dorset Locality, with teams based in Blandford, Shaftsbury, and Sherbourne. Being able to drive is essential for this role; pool cars are available.

Work with CMHTs, social care and other agencies to benefit patients.

Support carers while patients are under our care and signpost for ongoing support.

To triage referrals as they come in.

Undertake assessments, nurse reviews, and manage a small group of patients care.

to be able to prescribe and offer senior clinical support to the team.

An understanding of MHA, MCA and safeguarding legislation is essential.

Working for our organisation

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

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, believing in equal opportunities, and celebrating 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.

Please read the attached job description and person specification for this role's main duties and responsibilities.

We encourage applicants to visit our teams or contact Marianne Gillingham, Head of Secondary Mental Health.                                                        

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Develop and implement the highest quality innovative clinical practice.  Be proactive in clinical decision making, underpinned by the highest level of theoretical and practical knowledge and be able to demonstrate improved patient care outcomes.
 
To undertake comprehensive specialist holistic assessment of patients and carers where needs are highly complex. This will involve planning, implementing and evaluating the care delivery according to changing healthcare needs and varying degrees of clinical risk. 
 
Authorise the decision to admit service users and / or proactively initiate discharge (where applicable to profession). 
 
To work autonomously using advanced levels of history taking and examination skills within multidisciplinary team, guidelines and protocols.
 
Utilise advanced clinical skills in assessment and/or formulate a diagnosis and/or treatment plan.
 
Demonstrate a high level of knowledge in relation to pattern of disease / disorder, markers of condition progression and range of treatment available at each stage of disease or condition. 
 
Be able to assess critically and re-evaluate the clinical situation as the patient’s condition or needs changes including effective management of risk. 
 
Anticipate likely potential physical and psychological problems caused either by the condition or by treatment.
 
Where appropriate to profession, Independent Non-Medical / Supplementary prescriber, able to take a history, assess, examine, diagnose and prescribe and develop a management plan including medication and monitor response to medication.
 
Advise and communicate as appropriate with acute hospitals, primary and social care and community teams thus ensuring seamless continuity and transfer (if appropriate) of care for patients between other relevant health, social and third sector agencies, professionals and other care settings.
 
To act at all times as an advocate for service users, carers and relatives.
 
Take a lead in empowering and facilitating all other professions to meet the care needs of service users and their carers by the promotion of principles and philosophy such as Care Closer to Home, rehabilitation and optimal self-care.
 
Establish, maintain and effectively manage barriers to advanced, highly skilled and effective communication with service users, carers and professionals across health and social care, in order to develop a therapeutic relationship within which highly sensitive, distressing health conditions and highly complex issues are often addressed. This includes imparting information regarding diagnosis, prognosis and treatment and referring to other teams as appropriate to promote integrated working and to improve patient outcomes.
 
Provide appropriate support and advice to carers and refer for carer’s assessment if appropriate.
 
Collect, collate, evaluate, and report information, maintaining accurate confidential patient records to a very high standard reflective of Advanced Clinical Practice.
 
Develop, implement and audit protocols, guidelines and policies for the service. These will be shared with the multi-professional teams in all care settings.
 
Maintain a professional portfolio and demonstrate that practice is up to date and evidence based.
 
Maintain competency and ensure own compliance with mandatory training and revalidation requirements.
 
Identify own personal developmental and educational needs to work at an advanced level ensuring appropriate action is taken to maintain and further develop such skills. 
 
Receive clinical supervision in order to clinically improve knowledge and the quality of care to service users.
 
Establish and maintain a regional and national network of contacts relevant to the service.
 
 

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable knowledge of legislation, guidelines and best practice in relevant to area of clinical practice and application of these to practice
  • Effective leadership skills relevant to role (i.e demonstrated ability to provide clinical professional leadership and mentorship)
  • Evidence of knowledge and application of national work and standards in relation to advanced clinical practice and the relevant specialty
  • Demonstrable experience of working in a provider organisation and within a relevant specialty as Registered Practitioner Band 7 level
  • Demonstrates highly developed expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation
  • Evidence of effective leadership and risk management skills Evidence of relevant leadership in meeting clinical governance objectives
  • Able to demonstrate wide knowledge of health policy and its application in practice and evidence of developing involvement in influencing local and national standards
  • Able to demonstrate advanced skills for assessing and interpreting complex client conditions, comparing a range of options and taking appropriate action
  • Experience of co-ordinating complex activities / programmes of care with other professionals and agencies.
  • Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audit
  • Experience of interdisciplinary working
  • Able to demonstrate innovation and effective use of resources
  • Able to actively research for the potential to improve quality and customer care, seeking new ideas and methods to improve health care
  • Evidence of involvement in policy and leading practice change
  • Demonstration of publications, presentations and research at national and international events, within the healthcare arena
  • Evidence of research involvement
  • Able to demonstrate highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important such as in the manipulation of fine tools and materials for patient interventions
  • See also Environmental section
  • Trained in PMVA techniques or willing to be trained (as per role requirements)
  • Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team and able to demonstrate changes of practice through these
  • Evidence of designing, delivering and evaluating education and training in practice
  • Able to undertake clinical supervision and systematic peer caseload review of colleagues on an individual or group basis and support aspiring and trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners through supervisory roles
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to promote the best use of available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment.

JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience of working in a provider organisation and within a relevant specialty as Registered Practitioner Band 7 level
  • Demonstrates highly developed expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD in relation to clinical assessment, treatment and evaluation
  • Evidence of effective leadership and risk management skills
  • Evidence of relevant leadership in meeting clinical governance objectives
  • Able to demonstrate wide knowledge of health policy and its application in practice and evidence of developing involvement in influencing local and national standards
  • Able to demonstrate advanced skills for assessing and interpreting complex client conditions, comparing a range of options and taking appropriate action
  • Experience of co-ordinating complex activities / programmes of care with other professionals and agencies
  • Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audit
  • Experience of interdisciplinary working
  • Able to demonstrate innovation and effective use of resources
  • Able to actively research for the potential to improve quality and customer care, seeking new ideas and methods to improve health care
  • Evidence of involvement in policy and leading practice change
  • Demonstration of publications, presentations and research at national and international events, within the healthcare arena
  • Evidence of research involvement
  • Able to demonstrate highly developed physical skills where accuracy is important such as in the manipulation of fine tools and materials for patient interventions

MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of proactive involvement in the supervision and development of members of the multi-disciplinary team and able to demonstrate changes of practice through these
  • Evidence of designing, delivering and evaluating education and training in practice
  • Able to undertake clinical supervision and systematic peer caseload review of colleagues on an individual or group basis and support aspiring and trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners through supervisory roles

PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of demonstrating the Trust’s values and behaviours.
  • Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation, and where there may be barriers, with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
  • Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required.
  • Experience of planning and organising complex activities requiring the formulation and adjustment of plans .e.g. organising own time, co-ordination with other agencies and plans for sudden, unforeseen circumstances.
  • Experience of planning and organising complex activities requiring the formulation and adjustment of plans .e.g. organising own time, co-ordination with other agencies and plans for sudden, unforeseen circumstances.
  • Able to work independently and autonomously as role demands
  • Evidence of skills in diplomacy, negotiation and influencing. Inquisitive and eager to learn, asks questions and responds positively to change in practice/procedure
  • Seeks ways to improve self and others
  • Ability to evaluate care leading to improvement in quality standards and service improvement
  • Ability to adapt to a changing environment and changing priorities

Employer certification / accreditation badges

National Interim Quality MarkNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardModern Slavery ActApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in PeopleImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingPrince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Leanne Ballantyne
Job title
Intergrated Community Mental Health Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]

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