Advanced clinical practitioner

About the Role

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 comprising 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Expert practice with a minimum clinical focus of 70%
• Professional leadership and consultancy
• Education, training and development
• Practice and service development, audit and evaluation
• 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 users and others through interaction, observation and measurement.
• Work collaboratively with other disciplines, service users 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.
• Engage in inter‑agency working.

Qualifications

• Recognised Advanced Clinical Practice qualification.
• Fully qualified Independent Prescriber.

About Us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, rating ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and provide specialist services for children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs.

Contact Details

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Harriet Powolny‑Tallent
Job title: Service Manager
Email address: Harriet.Powolny‑Tallent@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07717513381

Stuart Harling
Service Manager
07917856212