Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Duty lead – Lyndon/Newington CMHT

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Advanced Nurse Practitioners/duty Lead - Community Mental Health Team.

The service offers support and treatment to service users experiencing moderate to severe mental illness.

Main duties of the job

The post holders will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering care to service users in a range of community settings. Other members of the team include Consultant Psychiatrists, Team Manager, Clinical Psychologists, Assistant Psychologist, Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapist and support workers. The ability to work flexibly in multidisciplinary teams and in a range of settings is therefore essential.

The post holders will be the lead clinician for the duty team based at Maple Leaf centre. The duty team covers the entire Solihull borough (Newington and Lyndon CMHT's). Along with providing strong clinical leadership and expertise for the duty team, the ANP will be a link between Solihull Home Treatment and CMHT's.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioners will hold a very small caseload and will manage regular follow up and assessment clinics. They will work closely with the medical team to ensure effective patient flow and discharge management is maintained.

Applicants must be highly motivated, have a genuine interest in mental health and have experience in mental health care. .

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Date posted

14 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

436-4139419-A

Job locations

Maple leaf

Maple leaf drive, Marston Green, B37 7JB

Birmingham

B37 7JB


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Nurse Qualification

Essential

  • Qualified Nurse, Degree or diploma qualified.

Desirable

  • First Degree level, Independent prescriber

Responsibility

Essential

  • History of holding responsibility and accountability for nursing decisions and empowering nurses to make difficult clinical decisions

Desirable

  • Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of mental health

Desirable

  • Significant experience of community perinatal mental health
Person Specification

Nurse Qualification

Essential

  • Qualified Nurse, Degree or diploma qualified.

Desirable

  • First Degree level, Independent prescriber

Responsibility

Essential

  • History of holding responsibility and accountability for nursing decisions and empowering nurses to make difficult clinical decisions

Desirable

  • Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of mental health

Desirable

  • Significant experience of community perinatal mental health

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maple leaf

Maple leaf drive, Marston Green, B37 7JB

Birmingham

B37 7JB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Maple leaf

Maple leaf drive, Marston Green, B37 7JB

Birmingham

B37 7JB


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical HUB manager

Carl Richards

carl.richards@nhs.net

01213014800

Date posted

14 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

436-4139419-A

Job locations

Maple leaf

Maple leaf drive, Marston Green, B37 7JB

Birmingham

B37 7JB


Supporting documents

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