Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Advanced Nurse Practitioner to lead clinical initiatives within a dedicated Home First Team. This role offers the opportunity to provide senior clinical leadership while ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care for patients. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, you will oversee service development and manage lower-banded staff, making a significant impact on the Urgent Care Pathway. Join a supportive environment that values flexibility and professional growth, where your contributions will enhance patient care and service delivery.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS Discounts for Staff

Excellent Training Facilities

Buying and Selling Annual Leave Scheme

Flexible Working Options

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist.
• Current mentorship/fieldwork educator status is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive assessment and management of patients, ensuring evidence-based care.
• Provide clinical leadership and evaluate the service.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Clinical Leadership

Mental Health Legislation Knowledge

IT Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Care Planning

Training and Supervision

Education

Registration as a Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Current Mentorship Status

Tools

Paris Clinical Information System

Job description

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing senior clinical leadership and advice within the Home First Team, which offers crisis and intensive support to patients. The role requires the post holder to provide managerial input, clinical leadership, and day-to-day coordination of clinical practice to support effective care delivery across the Urgent Care Pathway.

You will collaborate with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians, and other practitioners within the multidisciplinary team to deliver services. This includes providing a 7-day-a-week, 24-hour service, 365 days a year, working shifts as appropriate and operationally required. Participation in projects to review and develop service provision is also a requirement.

Main duties of the job

You will lead, alongside other senior colleagues, the ongoing development of a high-quality service grounded in evidence-based practice, care pathways, NICE guidance, and DH guidance. You will lead service development and policy in conjunction with other Advanced Practitioners, senior clinicians, the Clinical Manager, and the Operational Services Manager.

You will also oversee the day-to-day supervision and management of lower banded staff within your team, as required by your manager, in accordance with Trust HR processes.

About us

EPUT seeks motivated staff who share our values of Care, Learn, and Empower. In return, we offer a range of benefits and development opportunities, including:

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and broaden experience
• Salary Sacrifice schemes, including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports flexible working and encourages staff to discuss options with the recruiting manager. Appointed staff can apply for flexible working requests from day one.

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is managed by the trust and hires clinical and non-clinical professionals for shifts at our hospitals and community settings. All permanent staff are enrolled in the staff bank, with the option to work additional shifts if desired. If joining in a fixed-term role, please indicate on your paperwork if you wish to join.

Job responsibilities

You will be responsible for proactive assessment, monitoring, and management of patients, ensuring care is current, evidence-based, and aligned with standards. You will provide clinical leadership, evaluate and monitor the service, and offer specialist assessments as needed.

• Undertake, supervise, and sign off nursing needs assessments
• Undertake carers assessments in line with Trust KPIs
• Provide specialist assessments and interventions within your skills and training
• Use relevant screening and assessment tools, supervising and training staff in their use
• Lead comprehensive assessments, care planning, treatment, and reviews in line with mental health care clusters
• Participate in formulating, delivering, and reviewing individualized, evidence-based care packages per NICE guidance, including non-medication strategies

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Registration as a Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist
• Current mentorship/fieldwork educator status for students
• Meet revalidation requirements as set by NMC/HCPC
• High standard of education and proficiency in English

Knowledge

• Understanding of assessments and reviews aligned with mental health care clusters
• Knowledge of health legislation, CPA, Care Management, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act 1983, safeguarding, NHS Constitution, and risk management
• Awareness of current best practices and models in mental health
• Experience in managing and supervising staff
• Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Experience with electronic information systems and participation in audits and research
• Ability to develop comprehensive, individualized, evidence-based care plans
• Understanding of mental health conditions and their impact on recovery
• Commitment to ongoing CPD
• Working knowledge of Paris Clinical Information System
• Knowledge of working with external agencies and monitoring physical health needs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role requires a DBS check due to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust