Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner - North HUB CMHTs

Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner - North HUB CMHTs Band 7

Main area ICCR Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 15 hours per week Job ref 455

Site North HUB CMHT's - Northcroft Town Birmingham Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/02/:59 Interview date 26/02/2025

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview

Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Community Mental Health Team

The service offers support and treatment to service users experiencing moderate to severe mental illness, in a community setting.

Role requires full Non-medical prescribing/ ANP qualifications.

Main duties of the job

The post holder 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, Hub Manager, Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Leads, Assistant Psychologist, Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapist, Art Therapist and STR workers. The ability to work flexibly in multidisciplinary teams and in a range of settings is therefore essential.

The post holder will, in conjunction with the management team, provide strong clinical leadership and expertise to the multidisciplinary team, ensuring that high standards are maintained.

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner will hold a 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification Nurse Qualification

• First Degree level, Independent prescriber

Responsibility

• History of holding responsibility and accountability for nursing decisions and empowering nurses to make difficult clinical decisions.
• Experience of leading on audit and/or research activity related to clinical practice.

Experience

• Experience of managing a caseload, organising own appointments and managing own diary.
• Significant experience of CMHT or other community experience.

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust's induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your first week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

If applicable to your role, the Trust will require you to sign up for the DBS Update Service. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Information

Name: Matthew Stafford

Job title: Clinical HUB Manager

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Telephone number:

Please do reach out to our Clinical HUB Manager if you have any questions about the role or you wish to set up an informal visit to North HUB CMHTs to find out more about this post.