Staff Nurse Community Mental Health Team

 The successful candidagte will be an Advanced Practitioners who  will work autonomously across Primary, Community and Acute Services during the in and out of hours period, covering seven days including public holidays.  They will be responsible for the clinical decision making for the population including assessment and treatment of patients in across the Primary, Community and Acute settings.The Advanced Practitioner will work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT)/medical staff including the OOH Hub and Acute Services.  Communicate on a daily basis about any patient they have seen overnight/ at weekend and who needs to be followed up by the GP / Acute Services during normal working hours. They will also  provides assessment,  clinical care and management of both stable and acutely unwell  patient and his/her family, making complex, autonomous decisions using advanced skills and knowledge, having overall responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the delivery of advanced care.   Medical telehealth/telephone support will be available when required from an identified source.

Applying candidates must be a Registered Nurse / AHP / Pharmacist with valid NMC/HCPC / GPHC Registration, educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level, have a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced clinical practice and expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently, have comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality, advanced Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality, evidence of application of advanced practice skills in speciality and applying clinical judgement, evidence of further developed knowledge and experience in management and/or leadership, further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification, the post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate and influence others and work using own initiative, have excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills and effective time management skills and a working knowledge of basic information technology.

Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Jim Gilbride, Senior Charge Nurse, on 01236 772228

If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Fiona Russell, Recruitment Administrator, on 01698 377721 

 Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received.  Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.