CAMHS Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job overview

The CAMHS Advanced Nurse Practitioners work within the Prescribing Team here at Buxton CAMHS. They contribute to the delivery of outstanding patient care by:

Exercises advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care. Uses highly developed specialist knowledge and skills working autonomously in completing clinical assessments, interpretation of clinical information, diagnosis, formulates complex treatment plans and evaluates care and treatment

High profile, accessible and responsive leader, able to demonstrate critical thinking in decision making within CAMHS.

Takes responsibility for own evidence based practice and implements and adds to the body of knowledge that supports the speciality CAMHS nursing practice on a local and national level.

Leads on the development of strategic planning, service objectives and operational developments of the service working in collaboration with others

Leads and participates in research and audit activity, facilitating the cycle of continual quality improvements

Promotes the service and clinical excellence by presenting innovations, audit and research.

Develop and deliver specific and relevant specialist educational strategies for all disciplines both internally and externally, analysing ongoing training need.

Main duties of the job

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Develops proposals and business cases for future service development/innovation and provides reports as appropriate e.g. commissioners etc.

• Leads on the development of strategic planning, service objectives and operational developments relating to the service

• Develop relationships with patient support groups (speciality specific) to ensure effective support networks

• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders developing and maintaining a national nursing profile relating to speciality

• To work with and alongside local and national networks and partnerships promoting and disseminating evidence of service development

• Lead on the development and implementation of speciality specific policy, guidelines and protocols as appropriate in conjunction with the Clinical Lead

• Leads and facilitates change internally and externally as appropriate, ensuring patient and carer involvement throughout the process

• Acts as a role model providing leadership for nursing within CAMHS

• Provide clinical supervision both within and external to the Trust in order to support development of individuals and practice

• Take the lead with investigations and reporting of incidents, complaints and concerns raised relating to the service, ensuring appropriate action is taken

• To be familiar with relevant Operational, Personnel, Health and Safety Policies and procedures, including Fire, COSHH, No Smoking and Alcohol

• Deal with incidents appropriately and according to Trust policy

All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trust’s policies and commitment to:

• Complying with Trust Policies and Procedures at all times particularly those concerning essential training, equal opportunities, health and safety and the prevention, control of infection and Information Governance

• Safeguarding the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participating in relevant training

• The national NHS smoke free policy, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds

Compliance with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality in employment.  The postholder must treat everybody equally, and fairly with dignity and respect as determined by the Trust’s Proud to CARE values and by the Equality Act (2010)