# Advanced Clinical Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-clinical-practitioner/b0ec3bc1-1ac7-42b0-b201-40d6fe388d69 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-clinical-practitioner/b0ec3bc1-1ac7-42b0-b201-40d6fe388d69.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Trinity Building, Springfield University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Advanced clinical practitioner - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £63,665 - £70,887 pro rata per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAs - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-22T16:00:36.474Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Mitcham/South_West_London_St_Georges_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Acute_Urgent_Care/Acute_Urgent_Care-v8388827 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8388827?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner looking for an opportunity to make a real difference within urgent and crisis mental health care? We are looking for a dynamic, experienced and highly skilled ACP to join our Merton Home Treatment Team (HTT) in a permanent 0.5 WTE 18.75hrs Band 8a position, based at Wilson Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to work as a senior autonomous clinician within an experienced multidisciplinary Home Treatment Team, supporting people experiencing acute mental health crisis to receive high-quality treatment and care within their own homes wherever possible. You will be a registered healthcare professional with an MSc or PGDip in Advanced Clinical Practice, an independent prescribing qualification, current professional registration and experience working at an advanced level of practice. Experience within working-age adult community mental health services is an essential requirement of the role. You will bring strong clinical assessment and risk-management skills, confidence in managing complexity and the ability to work autonomously while building effective relationships across the multidisciplinary team. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be predominantly based within Merton HTT, with one day per fortnight working within the Crisis Access Hub. This offers a unique opportunity to work across different parts of the crisis pathway, supporting both intensive home treatment and the front end of crisis assessment and clinical decision-making. The Trust's ACP role encompasses advanced assessment, formulation, diagnosis, treatment planning and non-medical prescribing, alongside clinical leadership, education, research and quality improvement. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Within Merton HTT, you will provide advanced clinical expertise for people experiencing acute and complex mental health difficulties. You will work autonomously while remaining an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, supporting clinical decision-making, treatment and discharge planning. You will also spend one day per fortnight within the Crisis Access Hub, giving you the opportunity to contribute to advanced clinical screening, enhanced triage, risk assessment and pathway decision-making at the point people access crisis services. The Crisis Access Hub provides a single point of access for crisis referrals across Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth. Main duties will include - Delivering expert autonomous mental health assessment, formulation, diagnosis and treatment planning. - Providing non-medical prescribing within your professional scope of practice. - Providing senior clinical leadership and supporting decision-making for complex presentations. - Working collaboratively with service users, carers and the wider multidisciplinary team. - Supporting colleagues through clinical supervision, coaching, education and role modelling. - Contributing to safe and effective treatment and discharge planning. - Supporting clinical governance, audit, service development and quality improvement. - Contributing to the development of future ACPs and the wider clinical workforce. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in job applications If you have used AI to support the preparation of your application, please briefly indicate how it was used within your supporting statement or application form. 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It is important that all applications accurately represent your own knowledge, skills and experience. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience leading to the delivery of care for a diverse population. - Evidence of mental health comprehensive assessments, diagnosis, formulation and range of treatments. - Experience working within healthcare services at an advanced level of practice. - Advanced level understanding of specialist-specific disorders and corresponding evidence-based interventions. - Contemporary knowledge of relevant legislation and healthcare policies. - Applied understanding of confidentiality and mental capacity. - Applied knowledge of safeguarding, inclusion, and equality. - Experience of leading research or quality improvement initiatives and developing and evaluating new ways of working. - Experience of working age adult community mental health services. **Desirable** - Experience writing for publication or presentation to professionals and the public. Research experience. - Experience in developing a practitioner-led clinic. - Evidence of autonomous practice. - Experience in service development. ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - To be a qualified Healthcare Professional. - To be a qualified, independent prescriber. - To hold current professional registration with respective professional bodies. - To hold a PGDip in Advanced Clinical Practice or MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. - Portfolio of evidence for advanced clinical practice consolidation. - Evidence of continuing professional development. **Desirable** - Evidence of education or training in specialist areas, for example therapies, interventions, or service specialism. - Postgraduate certificate in education. ## Documents - [jd/ps (docx, 67.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10718621) - [trust values (pdf, 785.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2069) - [staff benefits (pdf, 239.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2318) - [swlstg diversity (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2314) - [swlstg privacy notice (pdf, 106.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2510) - [dbs information for candidates (pdf, 109.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=627) - [anti racism values into actions (pdf, 815.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2865) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.