Advanced Clinical Practitioner; Nursing

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Nursing)

The closing date is 03 February 2026

Are you a highly skilled and motivated clinician ready to take your career to the next level? We are seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team and help shape the future of patient care. This postholder will work within the Community Mental Health team for Adults providing assessment, care and treatment to patients who live within the Derwentside/Stanley and Chester Le Street area.

As an ACP, you will work autonomously across professional boundaries to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients with complex needs. You will be a key leader in clinical decision‑making, service development, and quality improvement initiatives.

• Registered healthcare professional (NMC).
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent.
• Passionate about patient‑centred care and service innovation.

• Deliver high‑quality, evidence‑based care across the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical, leadership, education, and research.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments and formulate management plans.
• Prescribe medications and interventions within your scope of practice.
• Lead service improvement projects and mentor junior staff.
• Collaborate with colleagues across primary, secondary, and community care settings.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care – our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity please see attached job description for more details about this role.

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• A master's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or A master's degree in a clinically relevant subject with e‑portfolio accreditation.
• Relevant preparation as a mentor, practice assessor or practice supervisor or teacher or relevant experience of teaching and assessing learners in the last two years
• Substantial period of experience working in a Band 7 or equivalent role which demonstrates readiness to work at a level of advanced practice as outlined in the relevant national guidance.
• Teaching qualification
• Mentoring or coaching qualifications
• Clinical supervision qualification or study

• Manages clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers and works effectively in the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Ability to influence, initiate and manage change

• Able to articulate their understanding of the advanced clinical practice of nursing and scope of practice relevance to their field
• Demonstrates the Trust values in interactions with patients, colleagues and partners

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust