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Job overview
The Bolton Mental Health Directorate has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to apply for this role, to improve the service delivery within the Inpatient Mental Health Unit.
The successful candidate will play a central role in supporting the clinical and operational team to ensure high quality, recovery focussed care is delivered to our service users.
The post holder will hold a caseload and will lead assessment, formulation and prescribing of care / treatment planning, including discharge planning within agreed protocols and procedures and be an integral part of the Multi Disciplinary Team supporting clinical decision making and supporting the service pathways.
The post holder will also support with providing a seamless pathway within the inpatient services.
The Advanced Clinical 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 job holder may additionally lead on practice and service developments. The job 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 an inpatient team Team education and training programme across the inpatient teams within Bolton
To participate in the BOC/BOS on Call rota
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide advanced and expert level of practice (including non-medical prescribing) within the adult inpatient unit leading to improved patient outcomes.
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 Multi Disciplinary Team supporting clinical decision making and supporting the service pathways, facilitating nurse led clinics and providing brief interventions.
To support improving workforce knowledge and practice through the contribution to an inpatient Mental Health Team education and training programme across the inpatient teams within Bolton
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full details of role and responsibility can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
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.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- • Advanced Clinical Practice skills • Management of service users with complex needs • Clinical examination skills • Accountability of own role and other roles within the team. • Knowledge of Local and national health policy • Extensive knowledge of psychological, social and biological factors and formulating these into a comprehensive bio-psychosocial formulation and clinical risk management plans. • Clinical supervision training and experience • Extensive knowledge and application in practice of leading complex adult safeguarding procedures, professional meetings, MHA, CPA, DOLs • Facilitate a culture of lifelong learning including involvement in the process of clinical supervision, AP student final sign off and appraisal. • Experience of coordinating & leading on a series of audits, action pans & projects
Desirable
- • Knowledge of issues affecting the client group • Able to identify determinants on health in the area • Knowledge of legislation affecting the client group • Experience of delivering education and training to clinical staff eg clinical risk training / physical health education / formulation / medication management
Experience
Essential
- • Experience of working with clients with complex needs • Compiling protocols and clinical guidance • Audit • Experience of working at a senior clinical nurse level
Desirable
- • Research • Experience of developing nurse led clinic • Evidence of autonomous practice • Experience in service development
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- • Experience of leading / supporting to complete investigations & Rapid Reviews of Care & complaints • Communication skills, both written and verbal • Communication of difficult messages to service users and families • Negotiation and conflict management skills • Change management.
Education/Qualification
Essential
- • Registered First level nurse • MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice • Nurse Prescribing qualification
Desirable
- • Clinical based Masters degree • Mentor Qualification
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This advert is for Advanced Clinical Practitioner with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Royal Bolton Hospital. It is listed as a Band 8 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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