Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
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Job summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a number of qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) within our Older Adult Community Mental Health Service located in various sites across Kent. These highly skilled roles are designed to transform and modernise pathways of care, as part of an ongoing system-wide mental health transformation programme in line with the national Community Mental Health Framework (CMHF).
Main duties of the job
The ACPs, will be Independent Prescribers (IP), who will provide expert clinical input to older people with functional mental health problems, and be able to deliver specialists interventions. Their specialist older adult knowledge and expertise will be invaluable in supporting the teams with the older adult functional mental health pathway, in order to provide enhanced capacity, capability, productivity and efficiency. The post holders will have an advanced level of autonomy and will be supported to work in accordance with the four ACP pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research.
The scope of clinical practice will include carrying out clinical assessments, formulation, independent prescribing and holistic treatments. The post holders will need to demonstrate strong leadership and will work in partnership with patients, their carer's and internal/external colleagues within the MDT to deliver high quality, evidence-based care.
The posts will be hosted by the Community Mental Health Services for Older People (CMHSOPs), of which each team consists of Team Leaders, Lead Nurse/IP, Consultant Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Community Psychiatric Nurses (CPNs), Occupational Therapists (OTs) and Support Workers.
The postholder's main base will be dependent on your location. Please specify your preference in your supporting statement. The Trust also promotes Hybrid and Flexible Working as part of this role and dependant on service need.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Date posted
03 November 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£48,526 to £54,619 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number
380-OP0127-A
Job locations
Various locations across Kent
Sevenoaks
TN13 3PG
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Various locations across Kent
Sevenoaks
TN13 3PG
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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