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Advanced Clinical Practitioner: HMP Nottingham
The closing date is 13 July 2025
Please be advised Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has made the difficult decision to serve notice on its offender health contracts. Over the coming months, we will be working with NHS England on the transition of the services to a new provider. We still need to recruit to these valued positions and welcome your application. But, in line with our values, honesty is important, so please note that if you are successful that in time your employment would move from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to another provider who would then be your new employer.
We are looking for people who share our values Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
We are non-judgmentalWe are caringWe have integrityWe put the patient firstWe are committed to team workWe are proud to work for the NHS
Do you share these values ? If so, read on ....
We expect you entered the healthcare profession as you wanted to have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives and lifestyles of a group of people who have often neglected their own mental health and well-being. Healthcare at HMP Nottingham gives you the opportunity to make this difference to a group of people who traditionally have physical and social morbidity but have also faced multiple barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting time to be joining the team at HMP Nottingham. You will play a pivotal and important role in the development and direction of the service as the team strive to deliver first class care to the client group. It is an opportunity to try new smarter ways of working to achieve the best outcomes possible.
Working at HMP Nottingham, you will be part of a high motivated and skilled team who provide integrated healthcare (physical healthcare, mental health and substance misuse services). The physical health team consists of a Clinical Matron, Advanced Clinical Practitioner post, Senior Nurses, Nursing staff, Healthcare Assistants, Wellbeing Staff and GP providers.
About us
#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 our 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
Job responsibilities
Advanced Clinical Practitioners working within Offender Health will have the clinical opportunities to manage patients with complex co-morbid needs alongside other health professionals. ACPs within Offender Health will form part of a peer network for clinical supervision, training opportunities, Care Group service improvement Initiatives and contribute to the quality care received by our patients. The introduction of ACPs within this specific field of work opens opportunities for a different service delivery for patients who require advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and decision making. Having the opportunity to work alongside skills other professionals in an integrated team (RMNs, Substance Misuse Practitioners, Psychologists, Wellbeing Practitioners) is an exciting opportunity to improve the holistic and collaborative interventions delivered to a complex patient group.
If you are qualified ACP with in depth knowledge and capabilities in all aspects of health and social care encompassing advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking and clinical management skills that are evidence based and deliver high quality patient centred care. The ACP will demonstrate complex decision-making skills and competences for expanded scope of advanced clinical practice for service users and clinical teams according to needs.
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
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered or HCPC Registered
* Recognised ACP Masters qualification
* Degree at 2.2 Level 2 maths and English (GCSE grade A*-C or O levels grade 1-6)
Experience
* Experience and expertise in of assessing and managing complex caseloads
* Experience of leading service development
* Experience of effective multidisciplinary/agency working and established interpersonal and negotiation skills
* Experience of MDT teams Experience in using research evaluation / audit tools and demonstrating need
* Experience of clinically supervising others
* Experience of service improvement initiatives
Skills
* Empathetic and psychologically minded
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Well organised
* Good reasoning skills
* Motivated and a motivator
* Team builder and team member Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision
* Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this.
* Experience of supporting other staff and students including training
* Highly specialist skill in working with people
Knowledge
* Knowledge of National Policy and guidance.
* Expertise in knowledge of working area
* Applied leadership knowledge.
Contractual
* A full UK driving licence 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.
Values
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview 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
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.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£53,755 to £60,504 a yearper annum (pro rata for part time)
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