Job overview
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) invite applicants to apply for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner post. This is a substantive post based at The Newtown Centre in Huntingdon, within the Adult Locality Team.
The post holder will provide inspirational specialist nursing leadership within the Team, including specialist assessments and nursing interventions to service users. Promote an effective ethos across the service, working closely with the Team and Service Managers; participate in review of clinical policies and guidelines relevant to the service and support and implement changes to practice. Liaise with other organisations and professionals to promote communication and good practice; be able to undertake audit activity and supervision to other staff in the team. Have an understanding and take leadership of appropriate interventions.
The post holder will be expected to hold the Non-Medical Prescribing qualification and support with medical reviews under the supervision of the teams consultant psychiatrist
The post holder will also be expected to hold a caseload.
If you are looking for a challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of an exciting new service, striving to improve services for people with mental health challenges, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide inspirational specialist nursing leadership within the service whilst also maintaining a level of clinical input to include specialist nursing assessments and delivery of interventions. To promote an effective ethos across the service, working closely with the Team and Service Manager; participate in review of clinical policies and guidelines relevant to the service and support and implement changes to practice.
The post holder will participate in the strategic direction of the service. Liaise with other organisations and professionals to promote communication and good practice; be able to undertake audit activity and supervision to other staff in the team. Have an understanding and take leadership of appropriate interventions.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
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