Job summary
We are seeking ambitious and driven individuals whose goals are to further their skills and knowledge to join Somerset NHS Foundation Trust as either a trainee (B7) or qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner (8a) to work within our community mental health teams supporting our consultant psychiatrists within outpatient clinics. We are looking to appoint one trainee or qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioner in each of our four mental health bases in Somerset: Yeovil, Taunton, Mendip and Bridgwater.
Full expert supervision and support will be offered during the training phase as well as on qualifying following the successful completion of the MSc in Advanced Practice (Mental health).
The Advanced nurse practitioner is a nationally recognised role, and these posts offer an exciting opportunity for senior nurses with significant mental health experience to develop their skills further. These posts are full time clinical posts. Part time working is not possible during the training period (1-3 years depending on previous academic qualifications), but once trained consideration to flexible working can be made.
Following successful completion of the MSc in Advanced Practice, which is expected to take 1-3 years depending on previous educational attainment. The successful candidate will progress to a Band 8a.
Candidates that are successful at interview will be required to submit a university application and which may involve a separate interview process.
Main duties of the job
Working under supervision; Practice as a trainee ANP using collaborative and independent judgment to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement, manage, and evaluate care for patients. The level of supervision will be dependent on the stage of training.
Trainee ANP Junior ANP ANP as set put in the ANP guidelines.
Work collaboratively with the multi disciplinary team to achieve the education; leadership and research pillars.
Under appropriate levels of supervision, be responsible for the rapid assessment, diagnostics, and treatment of individuals within the Mental Health Community Service using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement, underpinned by relevant experience. This includes highly complex decision-making across a broad range of differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses,
Under appropriate level of supervision to plan and manage complete episodes of care. This will be working in collaboration with senior medical colleagues and others when required. Delegating and referring as appropriate, to ensure timely, effective management to optimise health outcomes, in line with the evidence base and nationally recognised best practice.
About us
The post holder is expected to be able to:
- Demonstrate ongoing evidence of learning of capability at Masters Level across the 38 standards within the four pillars of Advanced Practice outlined in the Multi Professional Framework for Advanced Practice (Clinical practice, Leadership and Management, Education, Research).
- Practise in compliance with your respective Code of Professional Conduct and within your scope of practice. Being responsible and accountable for decisions, actions and omissions at this level of practice.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of your broadened level of responsibility and autonomy and the limits of own competence and professional scope of practice, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty and incomplete information.
- Act on professional judgement about when to seek help, demonstrating critical reflection on own practice, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and openness to change
- Under supervision assume responsibility for the daily management of the clinical areas to which on qualifying you will have responsibility for.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Under supervision work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate (e.g. of history-taking; holistic assessment; identifying risk factors; mental health assessments; requesting, undertaking and/or interpreting diagnostic tests; and conducting health needs assessments, physical examination, clinical measurements using advanced clinical skills, detailed medicines history, undertaking and interpreting range of tests / investigations.
- Use knowledge, expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.
- Under supervision initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include therapies life style advice, if appropriate independently prescribing medicines. Or administering medicines using a Patient group Direction in accordance with Trust regulations, as agreed at department and directorate level, to caseload within ..service based on efficacy, safety, and cost.
- Exercise professional judgement to assess and manage risk appropriately, where there may be complex and unpredictable events and provide the required support to teams to ensure safety of individuals, families and carers.
- Engage with, appraise and respond to individuals motivation, development stage and capacity, working collaboratively to support health literacy and empower individuals to participate in decisions about their care and to maximise their health and well-being.
- Work collaboratively with an appropriate range of multi-agency and inter-professional resources, developing, maintaining and evaluating links to manage risk and issues across organisations and settings.
- Act as a clinical role model/advocate for developing and delivering care that is responsive to changing requirements, informed by an understanding of local population health needs, agencies and networks.
- Demonstrate the underpinning subject-specific competencies i.e. knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope, and demonstrate application of the capabilities to these, in an approach that is appropriate to the individual role, setting and scope.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Under supervision work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate (e.g. of history-taking; holistic assessment; identifying risk factors; mental health assessments; requesting, undertaking and/or interpreting diagnostic tests; and conducting health needs assessments, physical examination, clinical measurements using advanced clinical skills, detailed medicines history, undertaking and interpreting range of tests / investigations.
- Use knowledge, expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.
- Under supervision initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include therapies life style advice, if appropriate independently prescribing medicines. Or administering medicines using a Patient group Direction in accordance with Trust regulations, as agreed at department and directorate level, to caseload within ..service based on efficacy, safety, and cost.
- Exercise professional judgement to assess and manage risk appropriately, where there may be complex and unpredictable events and provide the required support to teams to ensure safety of individuals, families and carers.
- Engage with, appraise and respond to individuals motivation, development stage and capacity, working collaboratively to support health literacy and empower individuals to participate in decisions about their care and to maximise their health and well-being.
- Work collaboratively with an appropriate range of multi-agency and inter-professional resources, developing, maintaining and evaluating links to manage risk and issues across organisations and settings.
- Act as a clinical role model/advocate for developing and delivering care that is responsive to changing requirements, informed by an understanding of local population health needs, agencies and networks.
- Demonstrate the underpinning subject-specific competencies i.e. knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope, and demonstrate application of the capabilities to these, in an approach that is appropriate to the individual role, setting and scope.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Achieved grade & experience
Desirable
- Achieved grade & experience
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Achieved grade & experience
Desirable
- Achieved grade & experience
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).
