Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sheffield is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to manage comprehensive clinical care for patients, particularly within the ADHD service. The role requires expert knowledge, leadership skills, and the ability to work autonomously across clinical settings, ensuring high standards of care in line with professional regulations.

Benefits

Costs for DBS Update Service reimbursed

Qualifications

• Active registration with NMC, HCPC, or GPhC.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• MSc in Advanced Practice required.

Responsibilities

• Manage clinical care for patients with complex needs.
• Provide clinical leadership and support multidisciplinary teams.
• Conduct assessments and develop person-centred management plans.

Skills

Leadership skills

Effective communication

Risk assessment and management

Autonomous decision-making

Caseload and time management

Education

MSc in Advanced Practice

Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification

Active registration with NMC, HCPC, or GPhC

Job description

Employer: Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 22 May 2025

Job Summary

Working with the ADHD service, the Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) manages the complete clinical care for their patients, using expert knowledge and clinical competence to support multi-professional teams within Sheffield Health and Social Care. The ACP ensures high standards of clinical care in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Health and Safety Legislation.

The ACP acts autonomously in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, including prescribing, of patients with complex problems and can work across all clinical settings. They work across boundaries, providing comprehensive clinical care as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include assessing, diagnosing, and managing patient needs, delivering evidence-based care, providing clinical leadership, and advising team members. The ACP is also an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber with extensive prescribing experience.

Main Duties

1. Provide clinical leadership for complex cases, leading directly or with the MDT.
2. Offer expert clinical intervention using their knowledge, skills, and behaviours.
3. Navigate organizational boundaries to optimize outcomes for service users, families, and carers.
4. Work autonomously within ethical and legal frameworks, responsible for decisions and actions.
5. Conduct systematic history taking and clinical examinations.
6. Utilize clinical reasoning for differential diagnosis and person-centred management plans.
7. Manage uncertainties, comorbidities, and recognize when specialist opinions are needed.
8. Demonstrate advanced technical skills and knowledge as per MSc ACP curriculum.
9. Support service transition and ensure patient safety and risk mitigation.

About Us

At SHSC, we prioritize well-being and safety. All employees must join the DBS Update Service, with costs reimbursable. A Basic DBS check requires registration for a DBS Online Account.

Additional Responsibilities

• Lead and manage nursing practice across pathways, motivate colleagues, and develop standards.
• Contribute to practice development, evaluation, and research.
• Develop effective partnerships across organizational boundaries.
• Provide supervision in line with NMC standards.
• Cover managerial duties when needed.
• Implement clinical governance and quality agendas.
• Develop and enforce trust-wide standards and procedures.
• Lead programs of care based on evidence and develop new approaches if needed.
• Delegate and oversee clinical care, ensuring competence and autonomy.
• Support organizational service development at various levels.
• Supervise nursing staff within the team.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills (Essential)

• Understanding of therapeutic approaches and engagement strategies.
• Risk assessment and management skills.
• Caseload and time management skills.
• Ability to assess, plan, and evaluate care using electronic records.
• Effective communication within multidisciplinary teams.
• Autonomous decision-making ability.
• Leadership skills.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Effective communication skills for complex needs.

Experience (Essential)

• Multi-disciplinary team working experience.
• Extensive practice as an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber.
• Experience working with ADHD and neurodiversity.
• Supervisory and management experience.
• Experience at a senior nursing level.
• Experience with investigations and complaints.
• Negotiation, conflict management, and change management skills.

Qualifications (Essential)

• Active registration with NMC, HCPC, or GPhC.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• MSc in Advanced Practice.
• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification.

Other Information

This post is subject to a DBS check and requires UK professional registration. Applications from those needing Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome. Further details available on the employer's website.