Consultant Nurse and Approved Clinician

Job Summary

Devon Partnership Trust (DPT) is recognised by NHS England as an innovative leader in promoting and sustaining Multi-Professional Approved Clinician (MPAC) practice. Our team currently includes 11 MPACs, alongside three Trainee MPACs and two SAS Doctors participating in our latest Approved Clinician training cohort. We now have an exciting opportunity to further strengthen our consultant team within our Exeter‑based Acute ward with the Cedars unit.

We are looking to recruit a Consultant Nurse and Approved Clinician to bring additional diversity and expertise to our workforce.

DPT offers a comprehensive governance and CPD framework, supporting the training, approval, deployment, and ongoing development of Multi‑Professional Approved Clinicians. This includes dedicated monthly Approved Clinician peer supervision and two days of CPD per year for Approved Clinicians.

• Be an integral member of the Medical Advisory Committee.
• Encouraged to apply to join the DHSCs England South MHA Approvals Panel.

For more information, please contact:
Dr David Ho
, Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Clinical Director, Adult Directorate;
Miles France
, Strategic Lead:
Multi‑Professional Approved Clinicians.

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider South West region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.

We recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours underpinning our Trust's core values. These include a commitment to the quality of care, improving lives of others, and giving respect, dignity & compassion. We bring these values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves and others, and being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part‑time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for change
• Band: 8c
• Salary: £76,965 to £88,682 a year
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full‑time, Part‑time, Flexible working
• Reference number: C9369‑25‑0985
• Job locations:
  Wonford House, Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AF

Job responsibilities:

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert for further information on this role.

Qualifications

• A professional mental health qualification (e.g., RMN, CQSW, DipSW, BSc SW, MASW, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, DClinPsy or equivalent practitioner psychology training, ENB 811/812 or CPN Degree).
• A current registration with a professional body (NMC, HCPC, SWEng).
• Trained and currently approved as an Approved Clinician, with one of the four DHSCs MHA Approvals Panels.
• Demonstrable experience of having worked as an Approved Clinician for at least one year.
• A postgraduate certificate or diploma within the candidate's professional field or related therapy discipline.
• Independent and supplementary prescribing qualification.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment.
• Knowledge of the principles of Care Co‑ordination.
• Awareness of harassment, social exclusion issues and the effects of personal and institutional discrimination.
• Knowledge/awareness of relevant legislation and guidance including the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS), Care Act 2014, Human Rights Act 1998, National…