An exciting new role has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to work within the Adult Eating Disorders Service as part of ongoing system-wide mental health transformation programme. You will work together with the Consultant Psychiatrists for the service to develop and lead the medical (physical) healthcare element of the Lincs Adult Eating Disorder Pathway to meet its patients’ physical health needs. You will therefore need to have an excellent grounding in physical healthcare advanced practice, and experience of working with patients with Eating Disorders. You will be a registered nurse holding a Master’s Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP). Alternatively, Master’s Degree training is available and there is the option of working at a Band 7 clinician level whilst undertaking this qualification, with a step up to Band 8a upon completion. You will have an advanced level of autonomy, providing clinical leadership at all levels and will work in partnership with patients, their carer’s and internal/external colleagues within the MDT to deliver high quality, evidence based physical health management. Research and education activities are part of your job plan. Through these endeavours, you will support the development of, and drive improvements in, the medical (physical) health monitoring for patients and colleagues’ skillsets within the service and relevant sections of the Lincs ICS. The post will be hosted by the specialist Adult Eating Disorders Service and expected to work closely with the relevant stakeholders within the Lincs ICS e.g. PCNs, GP, VCSE. The team currently consists of a Team Manager, Nurse Specialists; Consultant Psychiatrist; Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist; Freed Co-ordinator, Dietitian, Assistant Practitioner, Mental Health Well-being Practitioners, Peer Support Workers, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy Assistant; Medical Secretary and Team Secretaries. We have strong links with the CAMHS Eating Disorders Service and Trust Dietetic Service. We are part of the East Midlands Provider Collaborative which includes other Eating Disorder Services in the region. Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do. You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this! We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Charlotte Long Job title: Service Manager Email address: charlotte.long1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01522 42163