Job summary
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.
Please note the interview date is 21st August 2025.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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 arange 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.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are committed to staff development and you will receive regular management and clinical supervision, along with relevant training to meet recommended NICE guidelines. We have an active ACP journal club and our strategic vision for ACP places us as a front runner in this field amongst mental health trusts.
The pathway is countywide and therefore the post holder is expected to be able to work in other locations providing face to face clinical interventions and attending meetings dependent on service need and demand. The Trust is also open to remote and flexible working possibilities as part of this role and dependant on business/service needs.
As an employee of the Trust, you can access a number of benefits at any time:
-Lease car scheme-Home electronics scheme-Staff wellbeing support-Early access to physiotherapy-Free eyesight tests-NHS pension scheme-Generous annual leave allowance
If you would like to discuss this post further, please Danielle Asquith, Team Manager or Charlotte Long, Service Manager on 01522 42163
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are committed to staff development and you will receive regular management and clinical supervision, along with relevant training to meet recommended NICE guidelines. We have an active ACP journal club and our strategic vision for ACP places us as a front runner in this field amongst mental health trusts.
The pathway is countywide and therefore the post holder is expected to be able to work in other locations providing face to face clinical interventions and attending meetings dependent on service need and demand. The Trust is also open to remote and flexible working possibilities as part of this role and dependant on business/service needs.
As an employee of the Trust, you can access a number of benefits at any time:
-Lease car scheme-Home electronics scheme-Staff wellbeing support-Early access to physiotherapy-Free eyesight tests-NHS pension scheme-Generous annual leave allowance
If you would like to discuss this post further, please Danielle Asquith, Team Manager or Charlotte Long, Service Manager on 01522 42163
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse (Adult). Other registered professionals will be considered if they have the other qualifications listed below
- oNMC Registered
- oYou must have no current sanctions on your practice imposed by your Registering body (NMC, HCPC or GPhC).
- oIndependent non-medical Prescriber qualification or willingness to work towards qualification
- oImmediate Life Support Provider
- oMasters degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or Completion of an accredited ACP course, - or if not, then willingness to undertake credentialing with the HEE Academy of Advanced Practice
Desirable
- oAdvanced Life Support Provider
- oDual Registered (Mental Health/Physical Health)
Experience
Essential
- Previous and significant experience of working with patients with diagnosed eating disorders who are/have been under the care of specialist eating disorder services, or on medical wards which treat and manage physical health crises in relation to eating disorders
- Knowledge of the medical management needs of people with an eating disorder and the complex interplay between physical and psychological well-being
- Experience of communicating with a wide range of service patients, public, partners and staff
- Significant senior post registration experience
- Knowledge of long-term physical health conditions
- Knowledge of the acute risks of malnutrition e.g. hypoglycaemia, hypothermia, cardiac failure, infection, re-feeding syndrome
- Work with clients with complex presentations and co-morbidities
- Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
- Clinical leadership/ Clinical supervision and training
- Audit experience
Desirable
- Experience of working at a senior level in an eating disorders, setting
- Research
- Experience of mentoring
- Experience of mental health or learning disabilities within a health or care setting
- Experience of medically managing the physical complications and complex physical health needs of someone with an eating disorder
- Expertise in physical examination and assessments/medical monitoring (e.g. taking bloods, ECG)
Skills
Essential
- Highly motivated and able to engage with service users, patients and carers to improve outcomes
- Good interpersonal and assessment skills
- Ability to work independently and collectively
- Ability to negotiate priority and manage own workload
- Ability to implement, monitor and review care pathways
- Ability to maintain up-to-date service user records and files as appropriate
- Ability to work independently within Health and Safety guidelines
- Ability to engage and work in partnership with other professionals, agencies and organisations
Desirable
- Supervision training
- Ability to manage and provide clinical physical health care supervision to other staffs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse (Adult). Other registered professionals will be considered if they have the other qualifications listed below
- oNMC Registered
- oYou must have no current sanctions on your practice imposed by your Registering body (NMC, HCPC or GPhC).
- oIndependent non-medical Prescriber qualification or willingness to work towards qualification
- oImmediate Life Support Provider
- oMasters degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or Completion of an accredited ACP course, - or if not, then willingness to undertake credentialing with the HEE Academy of Advanced Practice
Desirable
- oAdvanced Life Support Provider
- oDual Registered (Mental Health/Physical Health)
Experience
Essential
- Previous and significant experience of working with patients with diagnosed eating disorders who are/have been under the care of specialist eating disorder services, or on medical wards which treat and manage physical health crises in relation to eating disorders
- Knowledge of the medical management needs of people with an eating disorder and the complex interplay between physical and psychological well-being
- Experience of communicating with a wide range of service patients, public, partners and staff
- Significant senior post registration experience
- Knowledge of long-term physical health conditions
- Knowledge of the acute risks of malnutrition e.g. hypoglycaemia, hypothermia, cardiac failure, infection, re-feeding syndrome
- Work with clients with complex presentations and co-morbidities
- Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
- Clinical leadership/ Clinical supervision and training
- Audit experience
Desirable
- Experience of working at a senior level in an eating disorders, setting
- Research
- Experience of mentoring
- Experience of mental health or learning disabilities within a health or care setting
- Experience of medically managing the physical complications and complex physical health needs of someone with an eating disorder
- Expertise in physical examination and assessments/medical monitoring (e.g. taking bloods, ECG)
Skills
Essential
- Highly motivated and able to engage with service users, patients and carers to improve outcomes
- Good interpersonal and assessment skills
- Ability to work independently and collectively
- Ability to negotiate priority and manage own workload
- Ability to implement, monitor and review care pathways
- Ability to maintain up-to-date service user records and files as appropriate
- Ability to work independently within Health and Safety guidelines
- Ability to engage and work in partnership with other professionals, agencies and organisations
Desirable
- Supervision training
- Ability to manage and provide clinical physical health care supervision to other staffs
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
