Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

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.

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 escalate 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.

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.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Essential: - oTeaching and Assessing qualification and experience (mentorship or Practice assessor / Practice supervisor Training); - oCurrent NMC Registration; - oSignificant, recent clinical experience in the assessment of mental health at Band 7 level or above

Desirable: - oMSc advanced clinical practice qualification (Nursing)

Essential: - 1 Relevant postgraduate training e.g. diploma/degree, specialist training or able to evidence learning that level.; - Teaching and Assessing qualification and experience

Essential: - Teaching and Assessing qualification and experience; - oRelevant postgraduate training e.g. diploma/degree, specialist training or able to evidence learning that level.

Desirable: - Front line experience of using advanced assessment skills