Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job overview

JOB DETAILS

JOB TITLE: Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Qualified)

BAND: 8a

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

DEPARTMENT:  Mental Health Directorate, Shropshire Care Group.

LOCATION: North Shropshire Community Mental Health Service – Oswestry/ Market Drayton

REPORTS TO: Service Manager

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Professional/Operational Leads

Main duties of the job

• The provision of clinical expertise at an advanced level in both physical and mental health. The direct provision of high quality evidence based person centred physical and mental health care to patients within a community pathway within the Mental Health Directorate.
• Leading and communicating service users’ mental and physical health status and care aims, both in computerised care records, and in written and verbal reports to medics and other staff
• The provision of expert clinical practice; confidently and autonomously assessing, diagnosing and treating a variety of physical and mental health
• Providing leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care to the wider multi-disciplinary team
• Facilitating learning through the development and delivery of specialist clinically focussed education and training programmes Contributing to quality improvement programmes and providing assurances that evidence based practices are implemented
• Working proactively in accordance with the principles of social inclusion; promoting independence and recovery.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a master’s level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will therefore be required to embody the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. This will include the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people’s experience and improve outcomes.

Advanced nurse practitioners are highly experienced and educated members of the care team who are able to diagnose and treat conditions and refer onwards to appropriate specialists if needed.

• Hold an appropriate Masters level award with appropriate modules in Advanced Health Assessment and in Non-Medical Prescribing
• Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, in line with core professional competencies of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner, including full participation in appraisal and supervision, and acting as role model for self-development
• Provide autonomous clinical assessment and treatment, demonstrating clinical expertise at an advanced level, in both physical and mental health/LD for patients within the forensic mental health/LD setting
• Contribute to the delivery of programmes of quality improvement
• Provide advanced and expert level of practice (including non-medical prescribing), leading to improved patient outcomes
• Provide clinical leadership and management leading to the provision of safe, quality, effective care
• Improve workforce knowledge and practice through the provision ward-based education and training programmes, for RMNs/RNLDs, TNAs, Student Nurses and support staff, in both physical and mental health/LD
• Lead on improvements in the quality of care and safety through service development, evaluation and audit

An outline of the typical duties of the post is provided. The list is not intended to be exhaustive and will be subject to annual review.