MPAC

Nhs-1; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 94,000 - 109,000; Part time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced clinician (MPAC) for a part-time, fixed-term role in an inpatient intellectual disability service. You will provide leadership, assess and treat adults with complex needs, and work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver person-centred care.

The post requires Approved Clinician status, strong knowledge of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act, and experience in secure or inpatient settings.

Qualifications

• NMC registration required.
• MSC or equivalent experience in mental health.
• Strong knowledge of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Evidence of leadership and management qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric and clinical leadership for inpatients.
• Conduct comprehensive diagnostic, clinical and risk assessments.
• Develop and oversee multidisciplinary, evidence-based care plans.
• Lead regular multidisciplinary ward rounds and CPA reviews.
• Collaborate with local teams, commissioners and families for smooth transitions.

Skills

NMC Registration

MSC / equivalent experience

Mental Health Act knowledge

Mental Capacity Act knowledge

Leadership and management

Education

MSC or equivalent experience

Job description

Main area Multi professional approved clinician Grade NHS AfC: Band 8d Contract 6 months (Fixed term 6 months) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Mon to Fri) Job ref 186-907-26-GH

Employer Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Highbury Town Nottingham Salary £94,356 - £108,814 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 04/11/2026

MPAC

NHS AfC: Band 8d

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Job overview

This is a key clinical leadership role focused on providing high-quality, person-centred assessment, treatment, and care for adults with intellectual disabilities and complex co-occurring mental health needs or behaviours that challenge In our inpatient service.

We are looking for a collaborative, forward-thinking clinician who values least-restrictive practices and human-rights-based approaches to care.

Qualifications: Relevant professional registration ( registered healthcare professional with Approved Clinician status).

Experience: Proven clinical experience working within mental health or learning disability services, specifically within inpatient or secure settings.

Expertise: A strong working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act , and current best practices in intellectual disability care

Skills: Excellent communication, leadership, and multidisciplinary team-working skills, with a commitment to empowering patients and protecting their rights.

Main duties of the job

This is a key clinical leadership role focused on providing high-quality, person-centred assessment, treatment, and care for adults with intellectual disabilities and complex co-occurring mental health needs or behaviours that challenge in our inpatient assessment and treatment service.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team including nursing, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, and external agencies . Responsible for ongoing care ant treatment and will act as the lead clinician for admissions to the unit. Your responsibilities will include:

Providing psychiatric and clinical leadership for patients admitted to the unit for assessment, stabilization, and treatment.

Conducting comprehensive diagnostic, clinical, and risk assessments.

Developing and overseeing evidence-based, multidisciplinary care and treatment plans.

Leading regular multidisciplinary ward rounds, Care Programme Approach (CPA) reviews, and discharge planning meetings.

Collaborating closely with local community learning disability teams, commissioners, and families to ensure smooth transitions and timely discharges.

Contributing to service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives within the unit.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 10,500 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health and forensic health services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 80 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings and secure environments.

We are one of the largest mental health and community health Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

MPAC working alongside MDT and psychiatry to provide care and treatment in inpatient Intellectual Disability assessment and treatment service.

This role is part time 3 days per week for 6 months.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £15 per year applies.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• MSC and or equivalent experience
• Highly developed specialist knowledge in Mental Health service for older adults
• Post Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Law (MPACs
• Recognised degree or equivalent in relevant experience
• Evidence of management and leadership qualification

values and behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork

Training

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Commitment to the delivery of Training within the Trust

Experience

• Significant clinical experience working at an advanced practice level in Mental Health Service for Older People
• Significant experience of contributing to the development of business plans and service development initiatives
• Experience of leading developing and implementing policies, procedures, care pathways and protocols

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrate extensive, post-registration, clinical professional experience at a consultant level
• Ability to demonstrate highly advanced clinical reasoning skills
• Extensive knowledge and experience in assessing physical health difficulties and needs associated to mental health care. This includes physical health assessment and ruling out physical health causes for psychiatric symptoms, physical health and medication monitoring, requesting investigations such as ECG’s, Bloods and interpretation of these results to inform clinical care, signposting for further physical health care where appropriate
• Extensive knowledge and experience in prescribing in Mental health
• Ability to take a lead role in clinical governance and its implications for services including experience of Quality and safety issues and leading audit
• Ability to work as an autonomous Practioner at the highest level
• Remain updated with professional practice and new research
• Ability to use research and Clinical Audit to improve practice and ability to evidence change
• Ability to work across organisational boundaries and lobby and advocate for care services in a world of depleted resources
• Proven coaching and facilitation skills in promoting service redesign
• Evidence of developed leadership and influencing skills
• Expert communication skills in receiving or sharing highly complex and sensitive information in and being able to communicate in highly emotive and at times life threatening situation
• High level communication skills including excellent presentation verbal and written skills being able to influence at all levels
• Community experience
• Significant experience in Transforming Care and Quality Improvement in line with national policy
• Able to lead teams through service review, re design and deliver change
• Evidence of continued CPD
• Extensive knowledge of the mental health act and mental capacity act

Additional Information

• We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
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• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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.