NHS
Consultant Practitioner - Community Mental Health
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Job Description
- Req#: C9201-25-0485?language=en&page=1013&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Expert practice: establish values-based practice across the care pathway, service, organisation and system, working with individuals, families, carers, communities and others.
- Strategic and enabling leadership: provide values-based and strategic leadership across the care pathway, service and systems within changing and complex situations.
- Learning, developing, and innovation across the system: develop a learning culture to develop staff potential, add to and transform the workforce and help people to learn, develop and improve (in and from practice) to promote excellence.
- Research and innovation: develop a 'knowledge-rich and inquiry' culture across the service and system that contributes to research outputs and has a positive impact on development, quality, innovation, increasing capacity and capability and the system
- You will need to use your expert knowledge and skills to provide consultancy across that takes in all pillars, to share expertise across the community mental health service as well as positively impact the whole on the mental health care system.
- You will be expected to use your skills to engage both staff and system partners to best effect to maximise opportunities to improve practice, services, communities and populations as well as to add and sustain the capacity and capability of the workforce
- Current professional registration - NMC, HCPC
- University Advanced Clinical Practice qualification or evidence of ePortfolio registered with the Academy of Advancing Practice
- Professional Nurse Advocate Qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Significant experience of working with adults with mental health problems in a community setting a senior level
- Research experience
- Significant experience of working with adults with mental health problems in an Inpatient and Crisis Services setting at a senior level
- Commitment to patient advocacy, staff development and service improvement
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Current professional registration - NMC, HCPC
- University Advanced Clinical Practice qualification or evidence of ePortfolio registered with the Academy of Advancing Practice
- Professional Nurse Advocate Qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Significant experience of working with adults with mental health problems in a community setting a senior level
- Research experience
- Significant experience of working with adults with mental health problems in an Inpatient and Crisis Services setting at a senior level
- Commitment to patient advocacy, staff development and service improvement
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Job summary
Adult community mental health services are going through an exciting period of transition as we develop and enhance our services for people with complex mental health problems. Formerly known as Assertive Outreach we are modernising our service offering to create an intensive and assertive treatment model within our community mental health services.
We are looking for an consultant practitioner with a special interest in substance misuse and psychosis to offer clinical expertise in the development of this service. You will support the creation of a co-produced model of care that enables those with complex needs to engage with services. You will have a lead role in enabling the service to evolve using existing pathways and new investments. You will work with the health and social care system to ensure that we are offering the highest quality of care.
You will join a highly motivated and experienced leadership team and will be a take a key clinical and leadership role within the community mental health division. You will have an active role working alongside an established operational and clinical leadership team to ensure that we are delivering safe and effective care to those with complex mental health needs. You will take a clinical leadership role and be proactive in the delivery of care.
This is a newly developed role and is an exciting opportunity for you to take the lead in shaping services and care delivery.
Main duties of the job
About us
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.
Approximately 568,000 people live her. 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 increase the numbers of people who use out services.
Details
Date posted
02 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£62,215 to £72,293 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
201-25-389
Job locations
Bodmin
Banham House Bodmin Hospital
Bodmin
PL31 2QT
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Experience
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Skills
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Additional informationDisclosure 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bodmin
Banham House Bodmin Hospital
Bodmin
PL31 2QT
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bodmin
Banham House Bodmin Hospital
Bodmin
PL31 2QT
Employer's website
About the company
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