An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join our At‑Risk Mental State (ARMS) Service in North Kent. We are seeking a dynamic clinician who holds a recognised Advanced Clinical Practice qualification and is a fully qualified Independent Prescriber. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high‑quality assessment, intervention, and clinical leadership within this specialist early intervention pathway.
You will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, which comprises Nurses, Doctors, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and a range of non‑registered health care roles. You will work within a defined scope of practice and to agreed clinical standards applied within the local setting.
The role will be multifactorial, including clinical assessment, formulation, non‑medical prescribing and holistic treatments and will improve the quality of and access to health care provision and strengthen professional leadership, supporting the development and practice of junior clinicians.
The role will involve inter‑agency working.
The role will be structured around four core functions:
- Expert practice with a minimum clinical focus of 70%
- Professional leadership and consultancy
- Education, training and development
- Practice and service development, audit and evaluation
Main duties of the job
- Carry out and coordinate comprehensive, systematic holistic assessments which take account of relevant mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with service user and others through interaction, observation and measurement.
- Work collaboratively with other disciplines, service user and their carers to formulate and agree a holistic person-centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment.
- Deliver and evaluate safe, person centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery.
- Act as a clinical leader supporting the development of best practice in line with trust policy and NICE guidance.
- Facilitate and review approved Quality Improvement initiatives within the care setting.
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
- Current NMC registration ACP, MSc
- Degree level education
- Clinical assessment and formulation skills in acute mental health practice, Professionally functions within a professional accountability framework
- Experience of successfully resolving complex problems
- Experience of working in an acute mental health setting
- Experience of working in a range of mental health setting
- Experience of Research, evaluation, development and quality improvement approaches
- Ability to produce mental health reports e.g. MHA Tribunal reports
- Highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Ability to use initiative and make decisions.
- Organisational and presentation skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes and how they underpin care delivery
- Knowledge of national and local NHS healthcare agenda and its implications.
- Knowledge of mental health legislation (MHA, MCA/DOLs)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of disorders/complexities prevalent acute mental health care
- Management and leadership experience; Teaching experience; Experience in service development; Experience of working in an inpatient setting
- Diagnostic reasoning; Knowledge of research/audit processes and application in practice; Management of patients with complex needs
Qualifications
- Clinical assessment and formulation skills in acute mental health practice; Ability to produce mental health reports e.g. MHA Tribunal reports; Highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills; Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines; Ability to use initiative and make decisions.; Organisational and presentation skills; Knowledge of clinical governance processes and how they underpin care delivery; Knowledge of national and local NHS healthcare agenda and its implications; Knowledge of mental health legislation (MHA, MCA/DOLs); Evidence of continuing professional development; Knowledge of disorders/complexities prevalent acute mental health care; Professionally functions within a professional accountability framework
Driving licence requirement
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
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.
Equal Opportunities
We warmly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and are encouraging applications from under‑represented communities for this senior role.
