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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

**INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY** Lead Practitioner

The closing date is 22 June 2025

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**INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY**

To providing clinical leadership to the Triage nurses and Administration staff within the Local Access Point/ Care Coordination Centre. Supporting the team to ensure safe and effective care for service users across South East and East Staffordshire..

Main duties of the job

An exciting and interesting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and enthusiastic Lead Practitioner to work within the South East & East LAP/CCC

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated experienced Nurse who has a high level of clinical expertise and leadership skills. The post holder will need to demonstrate a specialist interest in the specialism of Triage and hold a comprehensive knowledge base, promote excellence in nursing practice in a dynamic healthcare environment.

They will be responsible for the professional development and clinical supervision of Triage nurses and the delivery of a 7 day consistently high quality, safe and sustainable, cost-efficient service.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

  • Supporting your career development and progression.
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resource.
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

301-VA-25-7212753

Job locations

Merlin House

Etchell Road, Bitterscote

Tamworth

B78 3HF


Job description

Job responsibilities

To providing clinical leadership to the Triage nurses and Administration staff within the Local Access Point/ Care Coordination Centre. Supporting the team to ensure safe and effective care for service users.

Working alongside the Operational Manager to support the day to day running of the Team and development of staff within the triage team.

To provide a comprehensive triage assessment to service users involving complex decision making to ensure that service users access the appropriate service in a timely manner.

To be experienced in a range of nursing procedures including but not limited to wound care; end of life care; continence management; administration of medications through various routes including I.Vs.

To act as a role model and a senior member of the Local Access Point sharing clinical knowledge, expertise and advice and provide mentorship and supervision to pre and post-registration nurses.

To ensuring robust escalation and business continuity plans are in place and delivered during periods of high demand and/or reduced capacity.

To working closely with other MPFT services and external partners to support the development and delivery of efficient and effective care pathways. Supporting the delivery of place based care within the attached locality.

To understands population health needs within attached locality and develops collaborative working and maintains networks within the community, acting as a key stakeholder to ensure these needs are met.

To contribute to service/policy development through active membership on working parties or professional forums. To be aware of national and local policy that impacts upon the health and wellbeing of service users.

To review incidents and share any learning identified.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To providing clinical leadership to the Triage nurses and Administration staff within the Local Access Point/ Care Coordination Centre. Supporting the team to ensure safe and effective care for service users.

Working alongside the Operational Manager to support the day to day running of the Team and development of staff within the triage team.

To provide a comprehensive triage assessment to service users involving complex decision making to ensure that service users access the appropriate service in a timely manner.

To be experienced in a range of nursing procedures including but not limited to wound care; end of life care; continence management; administration of medications through various routes including I.Vs.

To act as a role model and a senior member of the Local Access Point sharing clinical knowledge, expertise and advice and provide mentorship and supervision to pre and post-registration nurses.

To ensuring robust escalation and business continuity plans are in place and delivered during periods of high demand and/or reduced capacity.

To working closely with other MPFT services and external partners to support the development and delivery of efficient and effective care pathways. Supporting the delivery of place based care within the attached locality.

To understands population health needs within attached locality and develops collaborative working and maintains networks within the community, acting as a key stakeholder to ensure these needs are met.

To contribute to service/policy development through active membership on working parties or professional forums. To be aware of national and local policy that impacts upon the health and wellbeing of service users.

To review incidents and share any learning identified.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional NMC Nursing Registration
  • Principles of physical assessment
  • V300 prescribing

Desirable

  • Clinical Leadership
  • NHS Leadership academy qualification

General

Essential

  • Master's degree or equivalent extensive experience in adult nursing
  • Current NMC registration
  • Full UK driving licence and vehicle
  • Proficiency in IT usage

Desirable

  • Advanced skills in excel, word and powerpoint

Experience

Essential

  • Experience leading a team
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Experience nursing patients with complex needs in the community
  • Experience of working effectively across different agencies and with other disciplines

Desirable

  • Service improvement experience
  • Project management experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional NMC Nursing Registration
  • Principles of physical assessment
  • V300 prescribing

Desirable

  • Clinical Leadership
  • NHS Leadership academy qualification

General

Essential

  • Master's degree or equivalent extensive experience in adult nursing
  • Current NMC registration
  • Full UK driving licence and vehicle
  • Proficiency in IT usage

Desirable

  • Advanced skills in excel, word and powerpoint

Experience

Essential

  • Experience leading a team
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Experience nursing patients with complex needs in the community
  • Experience of working effectively across different agencies and with other disciplines

Desirable

  • Service improvement experience
  • Project management 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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Merlin House

Etchell Road, Bitterscote

Tamworth

B78 3HF


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Merlin House

Etchell Road, Bitterscote

Tamworth

B78 3HF


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

General Manager

Laura Wilson

Laura.wilson@mpft.nhs.uk

07814830770

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

301-VA-25-7212753

Job locations

Merlin House

Etchell Road, Bitterscote

Tamworth

B78 3HF


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