Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

Transformation Unit; England; A distancia; GBP 52.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) at Band 8a to lead complex care in mental health for adults. The role blends clinical practice (75–90%) with appraisal, governance, teaching and leadership (10–25%), improving patient outcomes and staff development.

The post emphasises advanced assessment, prescribing/m monitoring, clinical risk management and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Formación

• Significant, recent clinical experience in mental health assessment at Band 7 level or above.
• Postgraduate training or equivalent evidence of learning at a relevant level.
• Teaching and Assessing qualification and experience.

Responsabilidades

• Provide clinical and operational leadership for a defined service/department.
• Lead on delivery of evidence-based, safe nursing care.
• Offer specialist education and training to staff and learners.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, auditing and research.
• Maintain governance standards and CPD across advanced practice pillars.

Conocimientos

Advanced assessment

Clinical leadership

Education & teaching

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Educación

Postgraduate training

Teaching/assessing qualification

Descripción del empleo

Employer Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Trust HQ/ Surrey East/ Surrey North West/ Surrey South West Town Surrey Salary Qualified ACP will be at Band 8 and Trainee ACP will be at Band 7 Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview

Suitable for someone who has front line experience of using advanced assessment skills especially in determining the nature and severity of mental illness/health (in older adult/ All adults) and differentiation between physical and mental health symptoms and conditions. The role will have a 75%-90% clinical component and 10%-25% related to appraisal, clinical audit, teaching, leadership/ management, continuous professional development and research.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide clinical and operational leadership for a defined service/department.

2. Lead on ensuring consistent delivery of evidence based, safe and effective nursing care.

3. Provide highly specialised advice to nursing teams, wider professional colleagues e.g. social care, therapies, to ensure high standards of direct care delivery.

4. Take a key role in service review and/or development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines.

5. Provide specialist education and training to own profession and/or multidisciplinary staff.

* See JD for detailed information on main duties.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Job Responsibilities (Refer JD for detailed information)

• Undertake advanced assessment, diagnosis, care planning and treatment for people with complex physical and mental health needs.
• Prescribe, monitor and review medicines and other interventions within professional and governance requirements.
• Identify and manage clinical risks, respond to deterioration and escalation concerns appropriately.
• Work with service users, carers, multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies to deliver coordinated, person-centred care.
• Provide clinical leadership, expert advice, supervision, education and support to staff and learners.
• Lead and contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit, research and evidence-based practice.
• Participate in incident reporting and PSIRF processes, applying learning to improve quality and safety.
• Maintain professional standards, governance requirements and continuing professional development across the four pillars of advanced practice.

Person specification

• Teaching and Assessing qualification and experience (mentorship or Practice assessor / Practice supervisor Training)
• Significant, recent clinical experience in the assessment of mental health at Band 7 level or above
• 1 Relevant postgraduate training e.g. diploma/degree, specialist training or able to evidence learning that level.
• Teaching and Assessing qualification and experience
• Teaching and Assessing qualification and experience
• Relevant postgraduate training e.g. diploma/degree, specialist training or able to evidence learning that level.
• Front line experience of using advanced assessment skills

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.

Sponsorship

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

Please note we have the right to close this advert early, once we reach a suitable number of applications.