Non-Medical Approved Clinician

Job description

Job responsibilities

Nurse Consultant for Older Adult Inpatient Services (New Spenser Ward)

My job makes better lives by providing an accessible, non-stigmatising, localised service that contributes to the continuing care and rehabilitation of people within the locality with established mental health illness.

Job Overview

The Non-Medical Approved Clinician will provide highly specialised care with an inpatient setting, using advance clinical knowledge and evidence based. They will act autonomously as an expert within the multidisciplinary team, providing leadership within the clinical team and exercising the responsibilities of the Approved Clinician.

The Non-Medical Approved Clinician will provide expert advice to ensure the needs of the patient are met by leading, challenging and changing practice within the clinical setting.

1. To achieve Approved Clinician status (AC) within 6 months, and to exercise the role of the Approved/Responsible Clinician, being accountable for the care and treatment of patients, at all times acting with the powers and adhering to the Mental Health Act as set out in the Code of Practice.

2. To support and lead on ward rounds in the absence of the Responsible Clinician.

3. To look for opportunities to support future Non-Medical Approved Clinician applicants. This includes the provision of guidance and support for the education and development of Trainee MPACs working to achieve Approved Clinician status.

4. To provide professional leadership to nurses in the Older Adults Mental Health Service.

5. The provision of expert practice, utilising highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical expertise.

6. To be individually accountable for all clinical interventions, order necessary investigations, and provide treatment and care individually, as part of a team and through liaison with/ referral to other agencies. To undertake highly specialist assessments in order to formulate the most appropriate form of intervention.

7. Demonstrate a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and automomy and the limits of their own competence and professional scope of practice, including when working with complexity, risk, uncertainty incomplete information.

8. The Non-Medical Approved Clinician will advise the Older Adults Service management team on issues of clinical practice and models of service delivery in relation to proposed new initiatives, thereby contributing to and informing the operational and strategic planning processes across the organisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post graduate level qualification in nursing or degree level nursing with additional Post Graduate CPD course relevant in this field.
• Independent Non-Medical prescribing qualification (V300)
• Management Qualification or significant senior management experience in a healthcare setting
• Achieved or begun working towards Approved Clinician status.

Desirable

• 1st Level Registered Nurse RN/LD
• Contributed to the development of policy
• Published articles on OPMH issues or nursing
• Experience of consultation and liaison with primary care and inter-agency forums
• Experience of autonomous practice within an OPMH setting

Experience

Essential

• Qualifications
• 1. 1st Level Registered Nurse RMN
• 2. Independent and nurse prescriber
• 3. To have achieved or working towards Approved Clinician status (To achieve within 6 months)
• Experience
• 4. At least 5 years working within OPMH services at a senior grade.
• 5. At least 2 years of undertaking senior clinical work within OPMH services
• 6. Experience of working on service planning, development and strategy
• Knowledge
• 7. Detailed knowledge and understanding of relevant policy issues at a local and national level
• 8. Sound knowledge and understanding of Clinical governance and strategic issues relating to the speciality
• 9. Expertise in research methodology and evidence based practice
• 10. Wide knowledge of OPMH issues, models of care and interventions strategies
• Skills
• 11. Ability to provide consultation to a wide range of professionals
• 12. Excellent presentation, communication, report writing and interpersonal skills
• 13. Able to demonstrate skills in audit and evaluation of service provision
• 14. Able to evaluate and implement evidence based practice
• 15. Ability to work on own initiative, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• 16. Proven extensive clinical leadership skills and knowledge
• 17. Evidence of continuing professional and educational development
• 18. Proven research and audit skills and knowledge
• 19. Able to empower other individuals to develop their own abilities and practice
• Other
• 20. Flexible approach to work
• 21. Creative and innovative thinking
• 22. Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• 23. Excellent networking and interpersonal skills

Desirable

• 1.1st Level Registered Nurse RN/LD
• 2. Contributed to the development of policy
• 3. Published articles on OPMH issues or nursing
• 4. Experience of consultation and liaison with primary care and inter-agency forums
• 5. Experience of autonomous practice within an OPMH setting
• 6. Working towards Master Degree or equivalent.

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

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

New Spenser Ward

St Peters hospital Campus, Guilford Road

Chertsey

Surrey

Kt16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)