# Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP)

**Company**: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Surrey
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Permanent
**Salary**: Negotiable
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our team. The successful candidate will have front-line experience of using advanced assessment skills, especially in determining the nature and severity of mental illness/health in older adults and all adults, and differentiation between physical and mental health symptoms and conditions.

The role will have a 75%-90% clinical component and 10%-25% related to appraisal, clinical audit, teaching, leadership/management, continuous professional development, and research.

Key responsibilities include:

- Undertaking advanced assessment, diagnosis, care planning, and treatment for people with complex physical and mental health needs

- Prescribing, monitoring, and reviewing medicines and other interventions within professional and governance requirements

- Identifying and managing clinical risks, responding to deterioration, and escalating concerns appropriately

- Working with service users, carers, multidisciplinary teams, and partner agencies to deliver coordinated, person-centered care

- Providing clinical leadership, expert advice, supervision, education, and support to staff and learners

- Leading and contributing to service development, quality improvement, audit, research, and evidence-based practice

The Trust offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking, and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience. Qualified ACP will be at Band 8 and Trainee ACP will be at Band 7.

## Skills

### Required
- advanced assessment skills
- mental health assessment
- prescribing
- clinical leadership
- education and training

### Nice to have
- MSc advanced clinical practice qualification (Nursing)
- front-line experience of using advanced assessment skills

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