Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

**INTERNAL MPFT ONLY** - Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ACP)

The closing date is 11 March 2026

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Job summary

**INTERNAL MPFT APPLICATIONS ONLY**

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a qualified ACP Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner within the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Mental Health Liaison Team

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated ACP who ideally has experience of working within a Mental Health Liaison Setting. The Royal Shrewsbury Mental Health Liaison Team is a multi-disciplinary service providing assessment, brief intervention and specialist support to people who attend a&e or are admitted to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

As a registered professional, you will be committed to providing a high-quality service and will support the development of our Mental Health Liaison Service whilst maintaining a high standard of patient care.

Main duties of the job

  • The direct provision of high quality evidenced based person centred mental health care to service users within Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Providing leadership in the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care to the wider multi-disciplinary service.
  • Facilitating learning through the development and delivery of specialist clinically focused education and training programmes.
  • Receive patients with both diagnosed and undiagnosed difficulties and make an assessment of their health care needs, based upon your highly developed nursing knowledge and skills which includes physical examinations skills.
  • Support in the coordination of the physical healthcare needs of mental health service users in the acute hospital.
  • Order necessary investigations, and provide treatment and care both individually, as part of a team, and through liaison with / referral to other agencies, e.g. ECGs, Clozaril Bloods.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Details

Date posted

02 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-VA-26-7824132

Job locations

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY38XQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

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

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will therefore be required to embody the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. This will include the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance peoples experience and improve outcomes.

Advanced nurse practitioners are highly experienced and educated members of the care team who are able to diagnose and treat conditions and refer onwards to appropriate specialists if needed.

Hold an appropriate Masters level award with appropriate modules in Advanced Health Assessment and in Non-Medical Prescribing

Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, in line with core professional competencies of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner, including full participation in appraisal and supervision, and acting as role model for self-development

Provide autonomous clinical assessment and treatment, demonstrating clinical expertise at an advanced level, in both physical and mental health/LD for patients within the forensic mental health/LD setting

Contribute to the delivery of programmes of quality improvement

Provide advanced and expert level of practice (including non-medical prescribing), leading to improved patient outcomes

Provide clinical leadership and management leading to the provision of safe, quality, effective care

Improve workforce knowledge and practice through the provision ward-based education and training programmes, for RMNs/RNLDs, TNAs, Student Nurses and support staff, in both physical and mental health/LD

Lead on improvements in the quality of care and safety through service development, evaluation and audit

An outline of the typical duties of the post is provided. The list is not intended to be exhaustive and will be subject to annual review.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

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

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner will therefore be required to embody the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. This will include the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance peoples experience and improve outcomes.

Advanced nurse practitioners are highly experienced and educated members of the care team who are able to diagnose and treat conditions and refer onwards to appropriate specialists if needed.

Hold an appropriate Masters level award with appropriate modules in Advanced Health Assessment and in Non-Medical Prescribing

Take responsibility for own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn, in line with core professional competencies of the Advanced Clinical Practitioner, including full participation in appraisal and supervision, and acting as role model for self-development

Provide autonomous clinical assessment and treatment, demonstrating clinical expertise at an advanced level, in both physical and mental health/LD for patients within the forensic mental health/LD setting

Contribute to the delivery of programmes of quality improvement

Provide advanced and expert level of practice (including non-medical prescribing), leading to improved patient outcomes

Provide clinical leadership and management leading to the provision of safe, quality, effective care

Improve workforce knowledge and practice through the provision ward-based education and training programmes, for RMNs/RNLDs, TNAs, Student Nurses and support staff, in both physical and mental health/LD

Lead on improvements in the quality of care and safety through service development, evaluation and audit

An outline of the typical duties of the post is provided. The list is not intended to be exhaustive and will be subject to annual review.

Person Specification

Qualifications and skills

Essential

  • oHold an appropriate Masters level award with appropriate modules in Advanced Health Assessment and in Non-Medical Prescribing
  • oProfessional regulated core qualification with the NMC/ HCPC
  • oIndependent and supplementary prescribing qualification

Desirable

  • ooQualifications in Project Management and/or Quality improvement
  • oClinical Supervision qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience in teaching/ clinically supervising junior staff
  • oExperience of leading on a series of audits, action plans and projects simultaneously
  • oExperience in teaching/ clinically supervising junior staff & Experience of leading/managing a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • Demonstrate values that are complementary to those of the organisation service
  • oExperience of working in a community mental health & physical health setting.

skills

Essential

  • ooExtensive knowledge and application in practice of leading MDTs, professional meetings, MHA
  • oExperience in assessing, formulating and managing risk for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties
  • oKnowledge and good understanding of current trends and legislation impacting on services

Desirable

  • oExperience of service development and transformation
  • oQualifications in Project Management and/or Quality improvement
Person Specification

Qualifications and skills

Essential

  • oHold an appropriate Masters level award with appropriate modules in Advanced Health Assessment and in Non-Medical Prescribing
  • oProfessional regulated core qualification with the NMC/ HCPC
  • oIndependent and supplementary prescribing qualification

Desirable

  • ooQualifications in Project Management and/or Quality improvement
  • oClinical Supervision qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience in teaching/ clinically supervising junior staff
  • oExperience of leading on a series of audits, action plans and projects simultaneously
  • oExperience in teaching/ clinically supervising junior staff & Experience of leading/managing a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • Demonstrate values that are complementary to those of the organisation service
  • oExperience of working in a community mental health & physical health setting.

skills

Essential

  • ooExtensive knowledge and application in practice of leading MDTs, professional meetings, MHA
  • oExperience in assessing, formulating and managing risk for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties
  • oKnowledge and good understanding of current trends and legislation impacting on services

Desirable

  • oExperience of service development and transformation
  • oQualifications in Project Management and/or Quality improvement

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY38XQ


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY38XQ


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Modern Matron - Urgent Care Pathway

Robert Tickle

robert.tickle@mpft.nhs.uk

03001240093

Details

Date posted

02 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-VA-26-7824132

Job locations

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY38XQ


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