Advanced Clinical Practitioner: HMP Nottingham

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job description

Advanced Clinical Practitioner: HMP Nottingham

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for people who share our values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.

Do you share these values? If so, read on...

We expect you entered the healthcare profession as you wanted to make a real difference to the lives and lifestyles of a group of people who have often neglected their own mental health and well-being. Healthcare at HMP Nottingham gives you the opportunity to make this difference to a group of people who traditionally have physical and social morbidity but have also faced multiple barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team at HMP Nottingham. You will play a pivotal role in the development and direction of the service as the team strives to deliver first-class care to the client group. It is an opportunity to try new smarter ways of working to achieve the best outcomes possible.

Main duties of the job

Working at HMP Nottingham, you will be part of a highly motivated and skilled team who provide integrated healthcare (physical healthcare, mental health, and substance misuse services). The physical health team consists of a Clinical Matron, Advanced Clinical Practitioner post, Senior Nurses, Nursing staff, Healthcare Assistants, Wellbeing Staff, and GP providers.

Advanced Clinical Practitioners working within Offender Health will have the clinical opportunities to manage patients with complex co-morbid needs alongside other health professionals. ACPs within Offender Health will form part of a peer network for clinical supervision, training opportunities, Care Group service improvement initiatives, and contribute to the quality care received by our patients. The introduction of ACPs within this specific field of work opens opportunities for a different service delivery for patients who require advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, and decision making. Working alongside other professionals in an integrated team (RMNs, Substance Misuse Practitioners, Psychologists, Wellbeing Practitioners) is an exciting opportunity to improve the holistic and collaborative interventions delivered to a complex patient group.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

If you are a qualified ACP with in-depth knowledge and capabilities in all aspects of health and social care encompassing advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking, and clinical management skills that are evidence-based and deliver high-quality patient-centred care, this role is for you. The ACP will demonstrate complex decision-making skills and competencies for expanded scope of advanced clinical practice for service users and clinical teams according to needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered or HCPC Registered
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Degree at 2.2 Level 2 maths and English (GCSE grade A*-C or O levels grade 1-6)
• Post registration qualification or training relevant to specialty
• Working towards MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Mentor/Assessor and/or teaching qualification
• Non-Medical prescribing (if service need requires)

Experience

• Experience of first contact/triage processes within primary care/community care or prison settings
• Significant experience of working in primary healthcare/community setting at an advanced clinical level
• Experience of clinical leadership
• Experience of developing services
• Experience of working with offenders/criminal justice system
• Experience of clinically supervising others
• Experience in using research evaluation/audit tools and demonstrating need
• Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change

Skills

• Ability to lead and motivate staff
• Broad range of clinical skills - acute and long-term condition management
• Advanced assessment and diagnostic skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to develop positive working relationships
• Report writing skills
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and Risk

Knowledge

• Knowledge of developments relating to primary care
• Knowledge of national health and social care agenda
• Ability to work within a multi-professional team, often presenting and receiving complex information
• Knowledge of performance measures i.e., HJIP'S or QOF

Contractual

• A full UK driving licence and a vehicle for business use

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£53,755 to £60,504 per annum (pro rata for part time)