Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Nurse to undertake the exciting role of Associate Nurse Consultant to join our journey to change and improve the local community's experience with mental health services, adopting a "no wrong door approach".
We encourage discussions and we happy for potential staff to come along to visit, our base and discuss opportunities and get to know the MDT. Within this role we will support you to expand on your knowledge and expertise with opportunity to develop special interests such as complex case management, expert supervision and role modelling as well as leading on community transformation and engaging with partner agencies.
The Community team provides complex interventions supporting people with severe and enduring mental health conditions whilst our Community Hub CMHT will support with short term interventions in collaboration with partner agencies and voluntary partners.
We are looking for a candidate who is an independent prescriber who can initiate & review medications for our patient base in line with NICE guidelines and clinical pathways.
We are looking for a team player to assist to support the team in delivering person centred recovery-based approaches and provide quality assurance on a governance level.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Nurse Consultant will be an experienced practitioner who is able to demonstrate a very high degree of personal and professional skill in the care of Adults with complex mental health conditions.
The ANC will carry caseload, as well as supporting clinicians with their own complex cases. The ANC will lead on complex or urgent MDT's and complex risk formulations.
The ANC will always promote a positive image of people with mental health.
conditions as well as community mental health services and the wider trust.
As an ANC you will be a valued member of the senior clinical leadership and management team and ensure that the service operates in a recovery focused way, enabling individuals to achieve their recovery goals.
In the role of ANC, you will provide the clinical leadership to enable the provision of a defined, recovery-focused service. It is expected that this post will work collaboratively with the Clinical Nurse Specialists as a senior leadership team alongside the operational team manager.
To ensure the quality of patient experience and the requisite level of training and supervision is achieved and maintained.
To provide advanced clinical knowledge and skills to colleagues and service users within the service.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Nurse / RMN
- Relevant Post-basic clinical qualification(s) with a professional portfolio supporting this
- Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Course Certificate
- Masters level qualification
- AC/RC status or willingness toward within 12 months of appointment
Desirable
- Relevant teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience in a clinical nurse specialisation and/or senior nursing position, to include significant leadership functions.
- Substantial experience of working as an independent non-medical prescriber
- Specific, recent experience in a senior capacity within AMH
- Currently engaged in significant clinical work with people with a complex mental illness at an advanced level of practice and can demonstrate a high degree of professional autonomy in this area
- Evidence of applying research to advance practice
- Teaching experience across NHS / University settings
- Change management experience
- Experience of influencing the advancement of mental health care
- Publication of material in AMH within nursing and healthcare journals
- To have participated in research activity
Desirable
- Organisational development experience
- Evidence of significant research experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of specialist AMH Services
- Theory and concepts associated with Adult Mental Health
- Principles of managing change
- Knowledge of mental health services supervision models
Desirable
- Knowledge of specialist computer packages for research, e.g. SPSS
Skills
Essential
- Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies and their application
- Accreditation with a recognised body e.g. British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) in delivering psychological therapies
- Highly qualified in delivering a range of evidenced based therapies and interventions
- Autonomous clinical decision making
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership skills, e.g. can exercise leadership to support and inspire colleagues
- IT literate
- Time management skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Team work skills
- Goal setting and delivery of targets within deadlines. Working well under pressure, within tight deadlines, and producing good quality results
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Nurse / RMN
- Relevant Post-basic clinical qualification(s) with a professional portfolio supporting this
- Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Course Certificate
- Masters level qualification
- AC/RC status or willingness toward within 12 months of appointment
Desirable
- Relevant teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience in a clinical nurse specialisation and/or senior nursing position, to include significant leadership functions.
- Substantial experience of working as an independent non-medical prescriber
- Specific, recent experience in a senior capacity within AMH
- Currently engaged in significant clinical work with people with a complex mental illness at an advanced level of practice and can demonstrate a high degree of professional autonomy in this area
- Evidence of applying research to advance practice
- Teaching experience across NHS / University settings
- Change management experience
- Experience of influencing the advancement of mental health care
- Publication of material in AMH within nursing and healthcare journals
- To have participated in research activity
Desirable
- Organisational development experience
- Evidence of significant research experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of specialist AMH Services
- Theory and concepts associated with Adult Mental Health
- Principles of managing change
- Knowledge of mental health services supervision models
Desirable
- Knowledge of specialist computer packages for research, e.g. SPSS
Skills
Essential
- Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies and their application
- Accreditation with a recognised body e.g. British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) in delivering psychological therapies
- Highly qualified in delivering a range of evidenced based therapies and interventions
- Autonomous clinical decision making
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership skills, e.g. can exercise leadership to support and inspire colleagues
- IT literate
- Time management skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Team work skills
- Goal setting and delivery of targets within deadlines. Working well under pressure, within tight deadlines, and producing good quality results
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
