Advanced Practitioner

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

We are recruiting an Advanced Practitioner/NMP to work within the North Northumberland Community Treatment Team, based at Hawkhill in Alnwick.

You will be working within an established multidisciplinary clinical team and as part of the leadership team, alongside the Team Manager and Clinical Lead. The service covers the North area of Northumberland in two bases in Alnwick and Berwick, working with service users, families, and carers in their home environments, as well as working within the team base.

The successful candidate will need to have a relevant registered qualification, need to be flexible in your approach, and able to respond to the needs of the service.

As Advanced Practitioner/NMP, you will have an identified NMP caseload, support the step-up service and work within the Leadership Team to develop the service, provide clinical supervision, be available to offer expert clinical advice within complex situations, and support positive risk-taking, whilst also being able to work effectively alongside colleagues across CNTW and external partnerships.

Main Duties of the Job

As Advanced Practitioner/NMP, you will lead on ensuring safe and responsive care is maintained and reviewed in a collective way through team meetings, supervision, attending Local After-Action Reviews, Serious Incident Panels, and supporting staff with debriefs following any complex/serious incidents.

You will need excellent organisational, time management, and delegation skills. You will be expected to facilitate and deliver training with the team. In addition to these duties, you will support in the development and training of new and existing staff and work alongside the management team to ensure cohesive leadership structures are in place, to further embed high clinical standards and delivery of care within the CTT.

The successful candidate will hold expert clinical skills and experience in relation to supporting service users with complex mental health. You will also contribute to the development of the Community Treatment Team in line with the transformation of community services, to deliver care in innovative and flexible ways in order to meet the needs of the patients.

About Us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented, and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return, we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

• First Level Registered Nurse RNMH, RMN, RNLD or equivalent first level qualification e.g. Social Worker, OT, Clinical Psychologist, other.
• Skills and experience in treatment of those with MH issues.
• Degree or equivalent qualification or experience in evidence-based treatments relevant to Pathway.
• ENB 998/P126/127 Student Assessor.
• Safeguarding Children and Adults Training.

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team. Experience in managing Complex Cases and Risk.
• Commitment to Partnership working both multi-agency and multi-disciplinary.
• Experience of collaborative working across agencies and professional disciplines.
• Coordinating and supporting staff in the day-to-day provision of clinical services.
• Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner as required.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to clinical staff.
• Experience in managing Complex Cases and Risk.

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict management.
• Evidence of effective organisational skills.
• Evidence of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous record keeping. Evidence of excellent report writing.
• Evidence-based clinical skills.

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.

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata per annum.