Job overview
The post holder will provide advanced and expert level of practice (including non-medical prescribing)
within the adult Community Mental Health Team leading to improved patient outcomes.
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will act as a professional resource for the multi-disciplinary team
(MDT) patients and carers within the scope of their practice and competence, The ACP will understand
professional accountability and legal frameworks for advanced practice and be professionally accountable
and legally responsible for all aspects of own work. The ACP will demonstrate safe practice in line with
Trust policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the clinical and operational team to deliver on service improvements in the
quality of care and safety through service development, evaluation, and audit.
They will be an integral part of the MDT supporting clinical decision making and supporting the service
pathways, developing nurse led clinics and providing brief interventions. The post holder will also support
with providing a seamless pathway into & out of the community mental health team (CMHT) once
interventions / goals have been achieved, to promote recovery and self-management, as clinically
appropriate.
The ACP will hold a case load and will lead assessment, formulation and prescribing of care planning
including discharge planning within agreed protocols and procedures.
The post holder may additionally lead on practice and service developments. The post holder is required to
demonstrate clinical and practice expertise via interventions, supervision and modelling good practice.
To support improving workforce knowledge and practice through the contribution to a CMHT education and
training programme across the community teams within Bolton
To participate in the Bronze on site / Bronze on Call rota
The core hours are Monday to Friday 9-5, although some flexibility, including weekend / BH working may be required
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Staff benefits
1. Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
2. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
3. Excellent pension
4. Cycle to work scheme
5. Salary sacrifice car scheme
6. Wellbeing programme
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
7. Registered first level nurse
8. MSC in Advanced Clinical Practice
9. Nurse prescribing qualification
Desirable criteria
10. Clinical based masters degree
11. Mentor Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
12. Experience of working with clients with complex needs
13. Compiling protocols and clinical guidance
14. Experience of working at a senior clinical nurse level
15. Experiencing of completing audits
Desirable criteria
16. Research
17. Experience of developing nurse led clinic
18. Evidence of autonomous practice
Knowledge
Essential criteria
19. Advanced Clinical Practice skills
20. Management of service users with complex needs
21. Clinical examination skills
22. Accountability of own role and other roles within the team
23. Extensive knowledge of psychological, social and biological factors and formulating these into a comprehensive bio-psychosocial formulation and clinical risk management plans.
24. Clinical supervision training and experience
25. Experience of coordinating & leading on a series of audits, action plans & projects
26. Extensive knowledge and application in practice of leading complex adult safeguarding procedures, professional meetings, MHA, CPA, DOLs
Desirable criteria
27. Experience of delivering education and training to clinical staff eg clinical risk training / physical health education
28. Knowledge of issues affecting the client group
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
29. Experience of leading / supporting to complete investigations & Rapid Reviews of Care & complaints
30. Communication skills, both written and verbal
31. Communication of difficult messages to service users and families
32. Negotiation and conflict management skills
33. to be aware and keep up to date with of the body of knowledge related to practice in a specialist community mental health team setting.
Trust Mandatory Requirements
Essential criteria
34. Understand and comply with Trust standards and policies
35. Understand the Trusts strategic goals and how they can support them.
36. Understand the need to safeguard children and adults.
37. Carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with equality and diversity and dignity in care and work policies and principles.
38. Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date.
39. Take responsibility for own learning and development
40. Engagement in and delivery of supervision
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.
Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click .
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it.
Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.