Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Job Responsibilities (Refer JD for detailed information)

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

Person Specification

Esssential

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

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

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ/ Surrey East/ Surrey North West/ Surrey South West

18 Mole Valley Business Park

Surrey

KT22 7AD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us