Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ACP)

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a qualified ACP Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner within the North Shropshire CMHS.
We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated ACP who ideally has experience of working within a community setting. North Shropshire CMHS is a fully staffed, multi-disciplinary service providing assessment, brief intervention and specialist support to people experiencing severe & enduring care.
As a registered professional, you will be committed to providing a high quality service and will support the development of our CMHS whilst maintaining a high standard of patient care., + The direct provision of high quality evidenced based person centred mental health care to service users within North Shropshire locality.
+ Providing leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care to the wider multi-disciplinary service.
+ Facilitating learning through the development and delivery of specialist clinically focused education and training programmes.
+ Receive patients with both diagnosed and undiagnosed difficulties and make an assessment of their health care needs, based upon your highly developed nursing knowledge and skills which includes physical examinations skills.
+ Plan and coordinate the physical healthcare needs of service users in the community service: including the requirements for annual physical health examinations and investigations.
+ Order necessary investigations and provide treatment and care both individually, as part of a team and through consultation with / referral to other agencies e.g ECGs, Clozaril bloods etc., 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.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
+ Supporting your career development and progression
+ Excellent NHS Pension scheme
+ Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
+ Options for flexible working
+ Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
+ Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
+ If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
+ Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
+ Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
+ Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
+ Free car parking at all trust sites
+ Free flu vaccinations every year
+ Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications