Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job overview

The post holder will provide advanced and expert level of practice (including non-medical prescribing) within the adult Community Mental Health Team leading to improved patient outcomes.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will act as a professional resource for the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) patients and carers within the scope of their practice and competence, The 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 ACP will demonstrate safe practice in line with Trust policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

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 post holder will also support with providing a seamless pathway into & out of the community mental health team (CMHT) once interventions / goals have been achieved, to promote recovery and self-management, as clinically appropriate. The ACP 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 to demonstrate clinical and practice expertise via interventions, supervision and modelling good practice. To support improving workforce knowledge and practice through the contribution to a CMHT education and training programme across the community teams within Bolton To participate in the Bronze on site / Bronze on Call rota The core hours are Monday to Friday 9-5, although some flexibility, including weekend / BH working may be required

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Staff benefits

• 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
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

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.