Job summary
We are recruiting two Advanced Clinical Practitioners to provide expert clinical management for patients requiring care within the assigned care setting. This will cover North Kent.
You will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, which comprises of Nurses, Doctors, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and a range of non-registered health care roles. You will work within a defined scope of practice and to agreed clinical standards applied within the local setting.
The role will be multi factorial, including clinical assessment, formulation, non-medical prescribing and holistic treatments and will improve the quality of and access to health care provision and strengthen professional leadership, supporting the development and practice of junior clinicians.
The role will involve inter agency working.
The role will be structured around four core functions:
Expert practice with a minimum clinical focus of 70%
Professional leadership and consultancy
Education, training and development
Practice and service development, audit and evaluation
Main duties of the job
- Carry out and coordinate comprehensive, systematic holistic assessments which take account of relevant mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with service user and others through interaction, observation and measurement.
- Work collaboratively with other disciplines, service user and their carers to formulate and agree a holistic person-centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment.
- Deliver and evaluate safe, person centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery.
- Act as a clinical leader supporting the development of best practice in line with trust policy and NICE guidance.
- Facilitate and review approved Quality Improvement initiatives within the care setting
About us
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
At KMMH, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
At KMMH, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- o Current NMC registration o Mentorship qualification o ACP, MSc
- o Degree level education o Extensive post qualifying experience o Experience of successfully resolving complex problems o Experience of working in an acute mental health setting o Experience of working in a range of mental health settings o Experience of Research, evaluation, development and quality improvement approaches
- Clinical assessment and formulation skills in acute mental health practice o Ability to produce mental health reports e.g. MHA Tribunal reports o Highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills o Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines o Ability to use initiative and make decisions. o Organisational and presentation skills o Knowledge of clinical governance processes and how they underpin care delivery o Knowledge of national and local NHS healthcare agenda and its implications. o Knowledge of mental health legislation (MHA, MCA/DOLs) o Evidence of continuing professional development o Knowledge of disorders/ complexities prevalent acute mental health care o Professionally functions within a professional accountability framework
Desirable
- o Management and leadership experience o Teaching experience o Experience in service development o Experience of working in an inpatient setting
- o Diagnostic reasoning o Knowledge of research/audit processes and application in practice o Management of patients with complex needs o Knowledge of research/audit processes and application in practice o Management of patients with complex needs
Qualifications
Essential
- o Clinical assessment and formulation skills in acute mental health practice o Ability to produce mental health reports e.g. MHA Tribunal reports o Highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills o Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines o Ability to use initiative and make decisions. o Organisational and presentation skills o Knowledge of clinical governance processes and how they underpin care delivery o Knowledge of national and local NHS healthcare agenda and its implications. o Knowledge of mental health legislation (MHA, MCA/DOLs) o Evidence of continuing professional development o Knowledge of disorders/ complexities prevalent acute mental health care o Professionally functions within a professional accountability framework
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- o Current NMC registration o Mentorship qualification o ACP, MSc
- o Degree level education o Extensive post qualifying experience o Experience of successfully resolving complex problems o Experience of working in an acute mental health setting o Experience of working in a range of mental health settings o Experience of Research, evaluation, development and quality improvement approaches
- Clinical assessment and formulation skills in acute mental health practice o Ability to produce mental health reports e.g. MHA Tribunal reports o Highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills o Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines o Ability to use initiative and make decisions. o Organisational and presentation skills o Knowledge of clinical governance processes and how they underpin care delivery o Knowledge of national and local NHS healthcare agenda and its implications. o Knowledge of mental health legislation (MHA, MCA/DOLs) o Evidence of continuing professional development o Knowledge of disorders/ complexities prevalent acute mental health care o Professionally functions within a professional accountability framework
Desirable
- o Management and leadership experience o Teaching experience o Experience in service development o Experience of working in an inpatient setting
- o Diagnostic reasoning o Knowledge of research/audit processes and application in practice o Management of patients with complex needs o Knowledge of research/audit processes and application in practice o Management of patients with complex needs
Qualifications
Essential
- o Clinical assessment and formulation skills in acute mental health practice o Ability to produce mental health reports e.g. MHA Tribunal reports o Highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills o Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines o Ability to use initiative and make decisions. o Organisational and presentation skills o Knowledge of clinical governance processes and how they underpin care delivery o Knowledge of national and local NHS healthcare agenda and its implications. o Knowledge of mental health legislation (MHA, MCA/DOLs) o Evidence of continuing professional development o Knowledge of disorders/ complexities prevalent acute mental health care o Professionally functions within a professional accountability framework
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
