Advanced Clinical Practitioner
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity is available for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the St Helens Homeless Health Team. The team support those who are homeless, vulnerably housed & asylum seekers to access health care in primary and secondary care. The post holder is required to deliver an advanced level of clinical practice exercising independent judgment to assess, investigate, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate the clinical care and management of patients within their care working closely with the MDT.
Experience of working with those who are homeless would be advantageous.
Shortlisting is planned for 29th July 2022
Interviews are planned for 5th August 2022
Main duties of the job
Deliver and participate in the clinical care of patients referred into the Homeless Health Team
Ensure Homeless Health Team has consistent clinical support
Provide a level of advanced and comprehensive health assessment based on a specialist body of knowledge
To appropriately assess, examine, investigate, diagnose and treat patients, resulting in the safe management and appropriate referral or discharge of patients
To share knowledge and expertise, acting as an expert resource to others across primary and secondary care as appropriate
To provide advice on patient care to the wider MDT taking into account all aspects of clinical Governance and act as a specialist resource within the working area
Lead on the review and implementation of appropriate NICE guidance
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Details
Date posted
23 July 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£47,126 to £53,219 a year Per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
350-STH4347909
Job locations
St Helens
Harry Blackman House, Peasley Cross
St Helens
WA9 3DA
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Helens
Harry Blackman House, Peasley Cross
St Helens
WA9 3DA
Employer's website
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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