Multi Professional Approved Clinician

Overview

This role requires a registered mental health professional (from either a clinical psychology, mental health nursing, social work, or occupational therapy professional background) with extensive clinical experience of working with detained patients to manage, lead and motivate multi-disciplinary acute inpatient teams and set the direction for therapeutic assessment, treatment, and strategies for all patients under their care. They will have extensive experience in their professional field and have recognised expertise in a number of related specialist areas, including learning disabilities and neurodiversity.

This consultant Multi-professional Approved Clinician (MPAC) post is an exciting new role within the Trust. It is an opportunity to embed new ways of working and shape the way we work with females on our acute ward as we develop a new model of working. The MPAC will take a key leadership role supporting people with an acute mental health conditions within the acute ward service with a particular focus on providing consultation and support for people with acute mental health problems in the acute pathway including offering consultation and advice for the acute inpatient wards.

• The Multi-professional Consultant Approved Clinician will provide strong, visible clinical leadership within the Acute Care pathway providing care and treatment for the most complex and vulnerable service users.
• The Multi-professional Consultant AC/RC will:
  • Assess and treat a complex caseload of patients/clients with mental health diagnoses
  • Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues
  • Work closely with the community teams and across the system to ensure safe and effective care
  • Provide assessment of needs, formulation and intervention plans, including direct intervention or support work and outcome evaluation
  • Ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence
  • Be responsible for clinical governance, policy, service development; provide expert advice on practice
  • Demonstrate the eight core competencies of an Approved Clinician (AC)

• Registered mental health professional from clinical psychology, mental health nursing, social work or occupational therapy
• Extensive clinical experience of working with detained patients in acute inpatient settings
• Recognised expertise in related specialist areas, including learning disabilities and neurodiversity
• Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams and shaping models of working in acute care settings

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

Our staff, service users, carers and families come from diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share. It is important that you feel supported in your role, that the people you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of.

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day, and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.