Advanced Clinical Practitioner

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development

Benefits package

Job summary

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Kingston Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) in London. The role combines clinical leadership with advanced practice within the Home Treatment Team to support safe alternatives to hospital admission and promote recovery.

The post holder will work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, delivering advanced assessments, formulation and risk management,

Qualifications

• This role requires extensive experience in crisis, acute, community or urgent mental health services.
• Ability to perform advanced clinical assessments, formulations, risk management and leadership within an urgent care pathway.
• Proven capability to work autonomously and provide expert clinical advice and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical assessments, formulation, diagnosis and treatment planning for service users in crisis.
• Undertake autonomous decision-making for complex and high-risk cases and lead risk assessments and crisis plans.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to prevent hospital admissions and promote recovery in the community.
• Lead on service development, quality improvement, audits and governance activities, and support workforce development.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join the Kingston Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT).

We are looking for a highly skilled senior clinician with substantial experience in crisis, acute, community, or urgent mental health services who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care to individuals experiencing mental health crises.

The post holder will work autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, providing advanced clinical assessment, formulation, treatment planning, risk management, and leadership across the urgent care pathway.

This role includes dedicated clinical leadership support within the Crisis Hub for one day per week, with the remaining time providing advanced clinical practice within the Home Treatment Team. The successful candidate will support the delivery of safe and effective alternatives to hospital admission while promoting recovery-oriented care within the community.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner Will

• Provide advanced clinical assessments, formulation, diagnosis and treatment planning for service users presenting with acute mental health needs.
• Undertake autonomous decision-making for complex and high-risk cases.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions aimed at preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Lead on complex risk assessments and crisis management plans.
• Support gatekeeping assessments and facilitate early discharge from inpatient settings where clinically appropriate.
• Provide expert clinical advice and consultation to multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Act as a senior clinical leader within the team, promoting best practice and high standards of care.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, clinical audit and governance activity.
• Support workforce development through clinical supervision, teaching, mentoring and professional leadership.
• Work collaboratively with service users, carers, partner agencies and wider mental health services to ensure continuity of care.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this 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 as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

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 variety of benefits 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Maude Chinake Job title: Clinical Service Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02089343509