Job summary
We have a highly unique opportunity for a qualified Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANP) to apply for a position within our CAMHS Inpatient Service.
We wish to recruit a qualified ANP to enhance our dynamic multi-disciplinary team that provide specialist services to children, young people and families within our mental health services.
Our CAMHS Inpatient Unit consists of two wards rated Outstanding by CQC. The Hope and Horizon Unit, based in Bury, provide general adolescent and eating disorder inpatient care and treatment for young people aged 13-18 years. Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust have been awarded Lead Provider role for the Greater Manchester CAMHS Inpatient Lead Provider Collaborative and there has never been a more exciting time to join our innovative and quality driven service.
Working in an integral role within our CAMHS Acute Pathway you will work alongside other teams providing urgent and crisis care for young people, including the Home Intensive Treatment Team, Rapid Response Teams and Greater Manchester Assessment and Inreach Team.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a advanced nurse practitioner posts within our inpatient service.
The post holder will be responsible for exercising advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in the delivery of evidenced based clinical care. They will be responsible for delivering a high quality of care for service users and their carers within our services for those young people with mental health difficulties.
The focus of this role is the delivery of clinical excellence and leadership in working with young people. Acting as an autonomous practitioner the post holder will provide clinical assessment, diagnosis (where possible), and treatment (where appropriate) for patients referred to the service within their scope of professional practice.
With a keen interest to develop the postholder there are opportunities to work towards Approved Clinician status in the future.
About us
There are lots of reasons why the NHS is a great place to work including a generous holiday allowance, flexible working, training and development opportunities, childcare vouchers, cycle to work and lease car schemes, job share and career break opportunities and more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will determine the clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients within the scope of professional practice, organising appropriate interventions and directly provide and oversee the ongoing management of the child or young person. This will include comprehensive risk assessments for CYP presenting to the service. In addition as a non-medical prescriber, prescribe within the scope of professional practice. They will work in collaboration with other agencies including CAMHS, GPs, education, voluntary and health and social care colleagues as well as carers and refer children and young people onward if determined by their clinical, educational or social needs.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will have extensive skills in mental health nursing ideally in a child and adolescent setting CAMHS, including experience of working with complex presentations. He or she will have expert understanding and experience of working therapeutically within a multi-disciplinary team and hold a V300 Non-medical prescribing qualification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will determine the clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients within the scope of professional practice, organising appropriate interventions and directly provide and oversee the ongoing management of the child or young person. This will include comprehensive risk assessments for CYP presenting to the service. In addition as a non-medical prescriber, prescribe within the scope of professional practice. They will work in collaboration with other agencies including CAMHS, GPs, education, voluntary and health and social care colleagues as well as carers and refer children and young people onward if determined by their clinical, educational or social needs.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will have extensive skills in mental health nursing ideally in a child and adolescent setting CAMHS, including experience of working with complex presentations. He or she will have expert understanding and experience of working therapeutically within a multi-disciplinary team and hold a V300 Non-medical prescribing qualification.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration RN
- Master Level qualification, minimum PGD level advance clinical practice
- Advanced Nurse practitioner Qualification
- V300 Non-medical prescribing qualification
- First level degree
- Registered Nurse
Desirable
- Relevant post graduate training courses e.g. ADOS
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate significant post registration experience at senior grade
- Extensive experience of mental health nursing ideally in a child and adolescent setting
Desirable
- Experience of developing APNP assessment clinics
- Experience of working with children and young people in a community setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Professional development and clinical expertise at Masters Level
- Up to date professional portfolio demonstrating extensive evidence of reflective practice
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of experience working collaboratively with other disciplines / agencies and supervision of others
- An understanding of systems in health and social care that is wider than their immediate role
- Excellent risk assessment and formulation skills
- Extensive clinical knowledge of complex neurodevelopmental and child and adolescent mental health conditions and their management
- First contact initial assessment and diagnostic skills
- Extensive knowledge of safeguarding with particular evidence of children with complex mental health conditions
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent time management and ability to work under pressure
- Knowledge and understanding the principles of governance, particularly in relation to their service area
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good computer literacy, including skills for using internal based communications and literature
- Must have constructive, enquiring, flexible approach to others and to their work and the confidence to challenge traditional practice, and the persistence to address difficult enduring issues
Desirable
- Experience of a mentoring / teaching role
- Able to plan proactively, manage and evaluate their own learning, to negotiate learning opportunities, establish learning contacts
- To demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the factors that contributes to good health and the importance of promoting these
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly if required over a 7 day week; 24 hour service
- Willing to join on call or duty systems if required
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration RN
- Master Level qualification, minimum PGD level advance clinical practice
- Advanced Nurse practitioner Qualification
- V300 Non-medical prescribing qualification
- First level degree
- Registered Nurse
Desirable
- Relevant post graduate training courses e.g. ADOS
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate significant post registration experience at senior grade
- Extensive experience of mental health nursing ideally in a child and adolescent setting
Desirable
- Experience of developing APNP assessment clinics
- Experience of working with children and young people in a community setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Professional development and clinical expertise at Masters Level
- Up to date professional portfolio demonstrating extensive evidence of reflective practice
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of experience working collaboratively with other disciplines / agencies and supervision of others
- An understanding of systems in health and social care that is wider than their immediate role
- Excellent risk assessment and formulation skills
- Extensive clinical knowledge of complex neurodevelopmental and child and adolescent mental health conditions and their management
- First contact initial assessment and diagnostic skills
- Extensive knowledge of safeguarding with particular evidence of children with complex mental health conditions
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent time management and ability to work under pressure
- Knowledge and understanding the principles of governance, particularly in relation to their service area
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good computer literacy, including skills for using internal based communications and literature
- Must have constructive, enquiring, flexible approach to others and to their work and the confidence to challenge traditional practice, and the persistence to address difficult enduring issues
Desirable
- Experience of a mentoring / teaching role
- Able to plan proactively, manage and evaluate their own learning, to negotiate learning opportunities, establish learning contacts
- To demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the factors that contributes to good health and the importance of promoting these
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly if required over a 7 day week; 24 hour service
- Willing to join on call or duty systems if required
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure
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).
