Enhanced Clinical Practitioner
hace 4 días
London
Site Springfield Hospital, Elizabeth Newton Building Town Tooting Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59 South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD. We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’. Our Values We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together". When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK. As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working. An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Older Peoples services. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team that assess all referrals for old age adults with mental health needs and resident in the service’s local area. You will be part of the Wandsworth OP Functional RST and expected to work closely with the services within the Older People Care Service Line, the Community Service Line, Primary Care, the Local Authority and with family and carers in a collaborative and professional manner. In return, you will have the opportunity to be supported to develop further your clinical knowledge and skills and if you wish to achieve further promotion within the organization this is something that we are keen to develop and nurture. The post requires an individual who is visionary, innovative, assertive, autonomous, thrives under pressure, compassionate and can bring their experience and expertise to this senior role within our Wandsworth Older People Community Team, ensuring that they can provide a responsive and co-ordinated Enhanced Clinical Service, providing training and development, participating in QI projects and research, and acting as a compassionate leader. The Enhanced Clinical Practitioner is a semi-autonomous multi-professional clinical leadership role. The post holder should demonstrate extensive older adult practice-based experience aligned to the four pillars of advanced practice (Clinical Practice, Leadership, Education and Research). The Enhanced Practitioner aims to ensure the service operates in a safe, effective and efficient manner, promoting a whole system approach to mental health. The post-holder will support strategic leadership in relation to service improvement and quality evaluation. The post holder should help to foster a culture that encourages and enables individuals and carers to have an active role in identifying, planning and meeting individual needs. The post holder will develop their skills and knowledge to deliver, and lead on the delivery of, high quality safe and contemporary care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence; including promoting population health, improving personal outcomes, contributing towards service evaluation, while leading and developing research and quality improvement initiatives. The post holder will support patients and carers presenting with complex needs, aiming to develop their resilience and relapse prevention strategies. Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK. We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’. This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services. We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do. We offer flexible working, career development and a varietybenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey. The post holder will act as a key worker for an identified caseload of patients with complex needs whilst balancing clinical leadership and quality of care within the service. Demonstrates enhanced skills and knowledge to undertake comprehensive person-centered history taking, assessment and formulation, considering biological, psychological, social and spiritual perspectives. Critically assess and determine a person’s capacity to make choices and decisions. Develops the expertise and decision-making skills to appraise complex, incomplete, ambiguous and conflicting information, synthesizing information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses. Critically applies care and treatment in line with national and local guidance; utilising evidence-based interventions within scope of practice, referring people to other professionals or services as the need requires. Demonstrates and develops the ability to prioritise interventions in situations where there are multiple issues, changing priorities and/or safety concerns, especially in the presence of multi-morbidity, complexity and/or unpredictability. Demonstrates and develops the critical use of evidence-based evaluation tools and/or outcome measures to assess the efficacy of interventions; collaboratively making appropriate care planning modifications with the person, carers and other relevant parties. Develops an in-depth critical understanding of the principles of therapeutics, polypharmacy, de-prescribing, optimal prescribing, adverse and toxic medication effects and medication burden. Identifies, in a timely manner, the condition and presentation of the person; in the presence of physical health acuity and/or mental health deterioration. Keep accurate, contemporaneous documentation and care plans, in line with clinical governance and organisational policy. Ensure appropriate and timely transfer of care between services. Facilitate regular review of caseloads, providing guidance and support to ensure all care is of a high quality and is evidence based. Responsible for developing and implementing strategies that promote an environment of involvement and recovery Lead & motivate staff to provide a pro-active and responsive high-quality service, contributing to ongoing audit and evaluation. Lead and be responsible for ensuring that they and all team members fulfil our duties regarding Safeguarding Adults. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in job applications If you have used AI to support the preparation of your application, please briefly indicate how it was used within your supporting statement or application form. Please remember, your application is your opportunity to tell us about your skills, experience and motivation for the role. We encourage applicants to complete their application and supporting statement in their own words wherever possible. We recognise that AI tools can be helpful in supporting accessibility, and for improving spelling, grammar and structure. Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content can become generic and fail to accurately reflect an applicant's individual experience. Applications that clearly demonstrate your own voice, reflections and experiences are often the most effective and help us better understand your suitability for the role. Please be aware that information provided in your application and supporting statement may be explored further during the selection process. It is important that all applications accurately represent your own knowledge, skills and experience. • To be a qualified Healthcare Professional (i.e. Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist, • To hold current professional registration with respective professional body, • To hold a health-based undergraduate degree, • Evidence of continuing professional development, • Willingness to become an independent prescriber, • Evidence of education/training in specialist area (i.e. therapies, interventions, service specialism)., • To have held previous leadership or managerial roles within healthcare settings, • Postgraduate certificate in education or equivalent, • Evidence of CPD aligned to dementia care or care of the elderly, • Proven, extensive clinical experience, delivering care (intervention-based) for a diverse population, • Experience of working with older adults with mental health problems including dementia and their carers, • Experience working within healthcare services at an enhanced level of practice, • Enhanced level understanding of specialist-specific disorders and their corresponding evidence-based interventions, • Contemporary knowledge of relevant legislation and healthcare policies, • Applied understanding of issues relating to confidentiality and mental capacity, • Applied knowledge of safeguarding, inclusion and equality, • Experience of leading research/quality improvement initiatives, developing and evaluating new ways of working, • Enhanced skills in undertaking clinical & risk assessments, specific to the area of practice, • Enhanced level written and verbal communication skills, • Ability to manage own workload / work semi autonomously and determine / set own priorities, • Word processing and data inputting, • Skills in enhanced level problem solving skills At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace: • BME (Evolve) Staff Network, • DiverseAbility, • Mental Health Staff Forum, • Women's Staff Network, • LGBTQIA+ We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant. We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability. Please note: • That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received, • That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3 rd party e-recruitment system, • That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful, • That priority consideration for applications may be given to at‑risk NHS employees, • That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, • That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles), • That we are a smoke‑free Trust South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. The contact details published on our official website are the Trust’s authorised contact channels and should be used for all recruitment communications, job applications, and verification of employment offers. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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