Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) is delivered by experienced, registered health care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a master's level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research, with demonstration of area specific clinical competence.

Solent NHS Mental Health service line currently has one ACP vacancy, for a professional from a nursing or AHP background, to deliver an advanced level of clinical practice within our adult psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU).

The successful applicant will work within a multi-professional team, including nurse consultant, medics, nurses, support workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers and more to ensure that patients receive well rounded, holistic care to the highest standard.

Main duties of the job

- Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice or the completion of the e-portfolio route

- Applicants must hold an NHSE 'Advanced' Digital Staff Badge

- Applicants must be an independent and supplementary prescriber

- Applicant must have significant experience or working within psychiatric inpatient services and PICU experience would be advantageous

If you think that this opportunity could be right for you or have any further queries, please contact: Rebecca Young (Lead ACP for Mental Health) at Rebecca.young@solent.nhs.uk

About us

We have been working with other local NHS Trusts to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the aim is for the new Trust to be formed by July 2024.Project Fusion is the name for the programme to create the new combined NHS Foundation Trust. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be bringing the services into a single organisation will result in more consistent care, more equitable access to services irrespective of postcode, and a more sustainable workforce and services. The new organisation will operate locally to ensure services can best meet the needs of different communities.The new Trust will be comprised of all the services currently provided by Solent NHS Trust and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, the community, mental health and learning disability services provided by Isle of Wight NHS Trust and child and adolescent mental health services delivered in parts of Hampshire by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.Colleagues will transfer to the new organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) -- known as TUPE on 1st July 2024. TUPE is a legal process to ensure you transfer out of one organisation and into another, maintaining the terms and conditions of your employment.