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Job overview

 Our Integrated Frailty Team are expanding, and we want you to be part of our next development! Due to continued investment within the team we’re recruiting Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners. This exciting new role is a fully funded training position, you will be supported through a 2 year master’s degree programme to compliment your professional development in Frailty,  resulting in progression to band 8a upon completion of the course. You will attend university and have  additional study time each week and then spend the remaining days/hours working in the Integrated Frailty Team.  As a team we believe in patients receiving the right care, in the right place, at the right time and will support our patients to safely avoid an admission to hospital wherever possible. This is a 7 day service , therefore you will require a flexible approach to working hours. 

Main duties of the job

Duties will include but not limited to:

• To practice autonomously with a high level of accountability at an advanced specialist level in the direct delivery of high quality care.

• Uses advanced therapeutic clinical skills to effectively assess and manage frail patients presenting to the Trust.

• Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others and delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and clients.

• To provide clear leadership and direction to support the Frailty Therapy Team and wider MDT, acting as a role model for the Trust, presenting a positive image to patients and staff.

• Advocate and contribute to a culture that supports continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession planning.

• Critically engage in research activity, adhering to good research practice guidance, so that evidence based strategies are developed and applied to enhance quality, safety, productivity and value for money.

This is a varied role, where no 2 days will be the same. The main duties center around the 4 pillars of advance practice; clinical practice, education, research and leadership. If this sounds like the ideal role for you, please get in touch for more information.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.