Trainee Advanced Practitioner Manchester, England
Job description
GMMH provides a network of specialist services across Greater Manchester, the North West and beyond.
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will be a member of the multi-disciplinary mental health care team within Adult of Working Age Services. They will have a personal case load and will be responsible for assessment, formulation and prescribing of care planning including discharge planning within agreed protocols.
Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners will take up components of the ACP role as competences are developed and are demonstrated in practice and the training will be facilitated via Salford University.
Lead, or contribute towards the assessment, planning, interventions, and evaluation of evidence based interventions for service users with SMI.
- Provide expert advice to other staff, professionals and external agencies on the assessment, treatment and evaluation of evidence based care of service users with complex care needs.
- Lead on behalf of the Consultant
- Lead on specific cases within the clinical team.
- Lead on service and practice development initiatives as directed.
- Act as a role model to nursing staff by demonstrating leadership and expertise within the service and Trust in line with the nursing strategy
- Support the interface between the Clinical Team and Ward based nursing staff
- Routinely attend and contribute towards clinical team meetings, and Care Programme Approach.
- Lead on the recovery agenda for the clinical team
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, the city of 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.
Candidates who are BAME and people who identify as LGBTQI+ or with a disability are particularly strongly encouraged to apply as these groups are underrepresented in this area of our workforce.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- 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
- Blue Light Card Discounts
