Multi Professional Approved & Responsible Clinician (Psychologist)

at  Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Are you an ambitious and experienced Psychologist ready to take the next step in your career. A unique & exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our mental health services in East Sussex as Multi Professional Approved & Responsible Clinician Psychologist (MPARC).
You will provide clinical leadership & direction within a multidisciplinary team delivering specialist care to our patients.
This opportunity is open to Consultant Practitioner Psychologists already working at consultant level with an Approved Clinician status approved by the appropriate authority to act as an Approved Clinician in England for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended 2007).
We welcome applications from Consultant Practitioner Psychologists who are interested and committed to training to become an Approved Clinician.
MPARCs in training roles will receive full support to undertake the 18 months training & completion of the portfolio in readiness for submission to the local approvals panel.
The post holder will work into the inpatient & urgent care pathway based in the Conquest Hospital site in Hastings.
It is a requirement to maintain approval to act in the role of Responsible Clinician, as defined in the Mental Health Act 1983 rev 2007, for a specific caseload of patients under the Hastings inpatient & urgent care team & to hold accountability for the delivery of care for clinical decisions made.
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Trainee Level : This is a 12 - 18 month Approved Clinician (AC) training post that forms part of the senior clinical workforce. The post holder is expected to develop the eight core competencies of an Approved Clinician (AC), accessing support from a variety of professional backgrounds, divisions and organisations. This broadening of the trainee’s knowledge and clinical experience is vital towards submitting a successful portfolio of evidence to the regional MHA Approvals Panel. AC status must be achieved within 18 months of commencing in role.
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CONSULTANT LEVEL :

Lead in a specialist field of clinical and professional practice: namely as a Consultant Psychologist / Responsible Clinician. To be responsible, in collaboration with operational management and multi-professional colleagues, for the development and implementation of this specialist field of practice/training/research, within locality and across the Trust. To carry out responsibilities as job planned within the service as a consultant practitioner psychologist and approved / responsible clinician.
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SPFT are committed to providing the best possible evidence-based care for your patients and have a bold clinical strategy which is closely linked to the work of our ICS.
Working here offers continued training and development, flexible working opportunities, free parking and the benefit of living and working in East Sussex. East Sussex is a beautiful county with great schools, good transport links, vibrant communities, rural areas, and tourist attractions, including the Coast and the South Downs. If you feel you are this person we would very much like to hear from you.
Providing high quality, needs led consultant psychology and Approved / Responsible Clinician services for patients within the designated care group, ensuring that patients receive person-centred care and are managed safely, effectively and with compassion.
Operating in a statutory role as Responsible Clinician as approved and instructed by the Secretary of State under the Mental Health Act 1983 (2007 amendment), adhering to the Mental Health Act and MHA code of practice, and exercising a high degree of autonomy, clinical responsibility and statutory decision making in regard to patient care, within the context of multi-disciplinary working.
To ensure that a person who is detained subject to the Mental Health Act is assessed and appropriately treated in conditions that are necessary in alleviating their mental disorder and any associated risks to themselves or others which includes renewal of detention, discharge, approving leave and making CTO’s.
Being accountable as the clinical psychologist for a specified caseload of patients; taking overall clinical lead responsibility for evidence-based patient assessment, treatment and support, authorising leave, detention, renewal and discharge and statutory representation and report writing when interfacing with the Ministry of Justice, Tribunals and Hospital Manager’s in matters relating to the RC role.
Providing holistic care with an emphasis on assessment, diagnosis, and psychosocial formulation, review of pharmacological treatment and medicines management (in conjunction with a medic where needed), support and consultation in the management of complex patients.
Delivering clinical care within the framework of CPA with a focus on developing bespoke and specialised programmes of care and care packages.
Working with a high level of expertise to address the needs for patients who may present with complex mental health challenges or pose a challenge to managing their risks, in conditions where the postholder may be subject to verbal aggression or at risk of physical aggression.
Delivering clinical support in line with national guidelines and an international evidence base, with access to up to date evidence base via local resources (e.g. Local NHS libraries) to enable best practice decisions when operating beyond available evidence.
Support the delivery of a therapeutic menu of interventions, for patients in the designated care pathway and making highly skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options considering highly complex clinical information, including theoretical and therapeutic models, and patients clinical and social history.
Operating with a very high degree of clinical autonomy and with accountability for own professional and role actions, Interpreting and applying National, Professional and Trust polices and guidelines, ensuring the highest possible clinical standards are retained in relation to their registered clinical / professional practice

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