Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 186-1102-25-MH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Liaison Psychiatry Working Age team
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 8a
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Job overview
Are you a highly motivated, experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner, looking for a new challenge?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within The Liaison Psychiatry Service for Working Age adults at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust for a passionate and highly motivated ACP (Band 8a) with Non-medical prescribing qualification.
The Liaison Psychiatry service based within the Queens Medical Centre is delivered through a multidisciplinary team of practitioners who provide comprehensive assessments for mental health patients attending the Emergency Department or have been admitted to the acute hospital.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for applicants with an ACP qualification and an extensive experience of working within mental health services. A good understanding of the principles, ethos, assessments and interventions associated with working within Liaison Psychiatry is key.
The successful applicant will spend their time supporting patients and colleagues with clinics or within the ED/ward environments.
We provide additional training and support where needed to contribute to the successful delivery of a high quality service.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community 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
The post holder is an experienced Nurse/Allied Health Professional/Paramedic, qualified to ACP Masters level who will act as a clinical leader. They will:
Demonstrate safe , senior clinical decision-making by autonomously assessing patients referred to the service.
Demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision making process and work collaboratively with the MDT to meet the needs of patients.
Be instrumental in guiding junior medical staff and nursing staff in relation to relevant protocols, procedures and clinical pathways.
Be fundamental in the development of the role.
Initiate, manage and drive innovative change in practice for the benefit of patient care in line with Trust and local procedures.
The role will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will work within a defined scope of practice and to agreed clinical standards applied within the service.
The role will be multi factorial including clinical assessment, formulation, non-medical prescribing and developing holistic non-pharmacological treatments.
The ACP may provide mentorship to trainee ACP's within the directorate.
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 £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (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 £16 per year applies.
A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised NMC or HCPC Degree/diploma
- NMC Registered or HCPC Registered
- Recognised ACP Masters (or equivalence) qualification
- Recognised Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing patient facing clinics
Training
Essential criteria
- Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD including highly specialist clinical knowledge
- Evidence of management/leadership training and development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of leading service development
- Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working and established interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Experience of MDT teams
- Experience in using research evaluation / audit tools and demonstrating need
- Experience of managing and clinically supervising others
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in EIP
- Experience of working with complex patients
- Experience of working with people experiencing first episode of psychosis
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Expertise in knowledge of working area
- Knowledge of National Policy and guidance
- Applied leadership knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Standards of Care and appropriate policies and guidance
- Knowledge of EIP interventions and standards
Skills
Essential criteria
- Physical healthcare assessment and monitoring skills in line with ACP competency Framework
- Team builder and team member
- Reflective practitioner
- Empathetic and psychologically minded
- Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Well organised
- Good reasoning skills
- Leadership skills
- Motivated and a motivator
- Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing a project or service initiative
- Experience of leading service development
- Highly specialist skill in working with people
- Experience of supporting other staff and students
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- Has the ability to perform the full range of duties.
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
- Flexible working as required by post.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- 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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Foxhall
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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