Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner

6 months ago


Salford, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health Full time

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the team as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. 

The successful applicant will be a Registered Allied Health Professional or Nurse with considerable clinical experience.

The post holder will be an active senior leader for the inpatient service, offering leadership and guidance to the wider team and will be involved in service development work. You will provide clinical interventions and work closely with the team to give clinical direction and oversight, provide supervision and develop a training program for the inpatient clinical staff.

A thorough understanding of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Human Rights Act will be essential to the role as these will provide the framework for all consideration.

Main duties of the job

Ability to practice at an advanced clinical level and exercise high levels of judgement, discretion and decision-making in clinical care. Provide clinical leadership, expert practice, advanced knowledge, and strategic direction on all aspects of adult acute mental health at Meadowbrook. Providing clinical leadership and management leading to the provision of safe, quality, effective care. Improving workforce knowledge and practice through the provision of an inpatient education and training Leading improvements in the quality of care and safety through service development, evaluation and audit.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over  6,400  members of staff, who deliver services from more than  160  locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the North West of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detail, please see attached job description for detailed role and 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

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

Professional qualification RMN/Part 2 NMC Extensive experience in clinical roles within mental health Extensive experience within inpatient mental health services

Desirable criteria

Qualifications in Project Management / change management / Quality improvement Non medical prescriber

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Extensive knowledge of psychological, social and biological factors and formulating these into a comprehensive bio-psycho- social formulation and risk management plans. Facilitate a culture of life long learning including involvement in the process of clinical supervision

Desirable criteria

Teaching qualification Clinical supervision/mentorship training

Work Related Experience

Essential criteria

Able to lead on a series of audits, action plans and projects simultaneously. Experience of leading complex RCA, complaints and HR investigations

Desirable criteria

Audit and RCA training

 Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Sponsorship will be offered for eligible roles that meet the salary requirements. Please review guidance from the UK Government . Please note, most health and care jobs must have a salary of at least £23,300, and other eligible jobs may require have a salary of £38,700 or higher, depending on your individual circumstances.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities. 

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.



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