# Advanced Nurse Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-nurse-practitioner/a9cc3d0b-1c4e-4e88-9db4-031dc67ca8b4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-nurse-practitioner/a9cc3d0b-1c4e-4e88-9db4-031dc67ca8b4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Wickford - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, plus 5% high cost allowance - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T11:30:59.255Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Loughton/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Specialist_Community_Mental_Health_service/Adult_Specialist_Community_Mental_Health_service-v8027598 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8027598?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview You will have continuing responsibility for proactive assessment, monitoring and management of patients and ensuring care is current, evidence based and in line with practice standards. You will provide clinical leadership to the team in evaluation and monitoring of the service, provide specialist assessment as per the service users, and carer’s requirement. You will lead with other senior colleagues  the continuing development of a high quality service that is underpinned by evidence based practice and care pathways / packages and NICE guidance and DH guidance; leading on service development and policy in conjunction with the other Advanced Practitioners, senior clinicians, Clinical Manager and Operational Services Manager. You will work with the Area Chief Nurse/Consultant Social Worker to ensure that the nursing/Social Care service is contemporary, evidence based and in line with practice standards, providing day-to-day nursing, clinical leadership, evaluation and monitoring of the service. ### Main duties of the job You will also have responsibility for the day-to-day supervision and management of lower banded staff within your team as required by your manager, this may include the management of these staff in line with agreed Trust HR processes. You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts where appropriate and operationally required. In delivering your duties you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned with the Trust values and as required in accordance with the NHS Constitution at all times. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / review / business / handover - Manage a complex caseload in the form of  assertive cohort of patients - In conjunction with the Clinical Manager, take a lead role in clinical service development and review - Identify aspects of the service which need to be improved and implement appropriate changes in conjunction with the Clinical Manager - Participate with the Clinical Manager for the recruitment of employees in accordance with Trust Recruitment Policy and NHS Safer Recruitment Guidelines. Ensure that appropriate corporate and departmental Induction is undertaken immediately following appointment and that staff records that are retained are accurate and up-to-date - In conjunction with the Clinical Manager, work within the available budget of the service and attend regular Performance Management meetings - Provide clinical leadership and professional expertise to the team - Work closely with and assist the Clinical Manager with development and implementation of operational / clinical policies contributing to the formulation and review of appropriate policies ## Job Details You will have continuing responsibility for proactive assessment, monitoring and management of patients and ensuring care is current, evidence based and in line with practice standards. You will provide clinical leadership to the team in evaluation and monitoring of the service, provide specialist assessment as per the service users, and carer’s requirement. You will lead with other senior colleagues  the continuing development of a high quality service that is underpinned by evidence based practice and care pathways / packages and NICE guidance and DH guidance; leading on service development and policy in conjunction with the other Advanced Practitioners, senior clinicians, Clinical Manager and Operational Services Manager. You will work with the Area Chief Nurse/Consultant Social Worker to ensure that the nursing/Social Care service is contemporary, evidence based and in line with practice standards, providing day-to-day nursing, clinical leadership, evaluation and monitoring of the service. ## Job Description You will also have responsibility for the day-to-day supervision and management of lower banded staff within your team as required by your manager, this may include the management of these staff in line with agreed Trust HR processes. You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts where appropriate and operationally required. In delivering your duties you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned with the Trust values and as required in accordance with the NHS Constitution at all times. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Detailed understanding and knowledge of mental **Desirable** - Health practice and procedure policy. - Demonstrate practical experience of staff/student Supervision ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with people with Mental Health Problems for at least two years. - Experience of working with other agencies. - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - R.M.N or AHP equivalent qualification **Desirable** - Mentorship ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [job description (docx, 383.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10314711) - [person specification (pdf, 544.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10314712) - [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853) - [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355) - [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659) - [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451) ## 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.