Job overview

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TRAINEE ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTIONER

We are looking to recruit Mental Health Professionals who are looking to advance their clinical practice and who are willing to embrace a three-year training program to become an Advanced Clinical Practitioner.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Mental Health Professionals to join our services as a trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner. This is a 3-year B7 training post, beginning September 2023, upon successful completion of the training you will become a B8a clinician.

For Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners, it is essential that you reach the criteria in the general Apprenticeship eligibility

As the successful applicant you will be a Registered Mental Health Professional with considerable clinical experience working in either Community Mental Health Services or Inpatients & Crisis services. As the trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner you will act as a professional resource for the multi-disciplinary team, patients, and carers within the scope of your practice and competence. In the trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner role you will understand professional accountability and legal frameworks for advanced practice and be professionally accountable and legally responsible for all aspects of your own work, whilst working within Organisational policy.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be an active senior leader for the designated clinical area, offering leadership and guidance to the wider team and will be involved in service development work. You will provide clinical interventions and work closely with the team to give clinical direction and oversight, provide supervision and practice development opportunities for the community team.

We are pleased to have a selection of roles available:

Community Mental Health have on offer for trainee roles in the following services:

3 posts working within the Community Mental Health Teams 1 x West Locality/ 1 x Mid Locality/ 1 x East Locality

In addition to this the Community Mental Health Division are offering 2 posts with special interest

1 – Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder

1 – Adult Mental Health with co-existing substance misuse problems (dual diagnosis)

Inpatient & Crisis have on offer for trainee roles in the following wards.

• 1 post on Fletcher ward
• 1 post Harvest ward
• 1 post Cove ward

Please specify on application your preferred trainee role.

Interviews to be held on the 1st and 2nd of March 2023

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’ for further information.

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

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.