# MPAC > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mpac/46bebe4a-a8ff-436c-a50a-47544384dcc3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mpac/46bebe4a-a8ff-436c-a50a-47544384dcc3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Highbury Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £94,356 - £108,814 per annum (pro rata for part time) - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed term 6 months) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Mon to Fri) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T13:01:36.242Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Multi_professional_approved_clinician/Multi_professional_approved_clinician-v8286708 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8286708?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a key clinical leadership role focused on providing high-quality, person-centred assessment, treatment, and care for adults with intellectual disabilities and complex co-occurring mental health needs or behaviours that challenge In our inpatient service. We are looking for a collaborative, forward-thinking clinician who values least-restrictive practices and human-rights-based approaches to care. - Qualifications: Relevant professional registration ( registered healthcare professional with Approved Clinician status). - Experience: Proven clinical experience working within mental health or learning disability services, specifically within inpatient or secure settings. - Expertise: A strong working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act , and current best practices in intellectual disability care - Skills: Excellent communication, leadership, and multidisciplinary team-working skills, with a commitment to empowering patients and protecting their rights. ### Main duties of the job This is a key clinical leadership role focused on providing high-quality, person-centred assessment, treatment, and care for adults with intellectual disabilities and complex co-occurring mental health needs or behaviours that challenge in our inpatient assessment and treatment service. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team including nursing, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, and external agencies . Responsible for ongoing care ant treatment and will act as the lead clinician for admissions to the unit. Your responsibilities will include: - Providing psychiatric and clinical leadership for patients admitted to the unit for assessment, stabilization, and treatment. - Conducting comprehensive diagnostic, clinical, and risk assessments. - Developing and overseeing evidence-based, multidisciplinary care and treatment plans. - Leading regular multidisciplinary ward rounds, Care Programme Approach (CPA) reviews, and discharge planning meetings. - Collaborating closely with local community learning disability teams, commissioners, and families to ensure smooth transitions and timely discharges. - Contributing to service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives within the unit. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities MPAC working alongside MDT and psychiatry to provide care and treatment in inpatient Intellectual Disability assessment and treatment service. This role is part time 3 days per week for 6 months. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £15 per year applies. ### 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 ### Training **Essential** - Evidence of continuing professional development - Commitment to the delivery of Training within the Trust ### Experience **Essential** - Significant clinical experience working at an advanced practice level in Mental Health Service for Older People - Significant experience of contributing to the development of business plans and service development initiatives - Experience of leading developing and implementing policies, procedures, care pathways and protocols ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC Registration - MSC and or equivalent experience - Highly developed specialist knowledge in Mental Health service for older adults - Post Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Law (MPACs - Recognised degree or equivalent in relevant experience **Desirable** - Evidence of management and leadership qualification - Doctorate level qualification ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate extensive, post-registration, clinical professional experience at a consultant level - Ability to demonstrate highly advanced clinical reasoning skills - Extensive knowledge and experience in assessing physical health difficulties and needs associated to mental health care. This includes physical health assessment and ruling out physical health causes for psychiatric symptoms, physical health and medication monitoring, requesting investigations such as ECG’s, Bloods and interpretation of these results to inform clinical care, signposting for further physical health care where appropriate - Extensive knowledge and experience in prescribing in Mental health - Ability to take a lead role in clinical governance and its implications for services including experience of Quality and safety issues and leading audit - Ability to work as an autonomous Practioner at the highest level - Remain updated with professional practice and new research - Ability to use research and Clinical Audit to improve practice and ability to evidence change - Ability to work across organisational boundaries and lobby and advocate for care services in a world of depleted resources - Proven coaching and facilitation skills in promoting service redesign - Evidence of developed leadership and influencing skills - Expert communication skills in receiving or sharing highly complex and sensitive information in and being able to communicate in highly emotive and at times life threatening situation - High level communication skills including excellent presentation verbal and written skills being able to influence at all levels **Desirable** - Community experience - Significant experience in Transforming Care and Quality Improvement in line with national policy - Able to lead teams through service review, re design and deliver change ### values and behaviours **Essential** - All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation - All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork ### Professional development **Essential** - Evidence of continued CPD **Desirable** - Extensive knowledge of the mental health act and mental capacity act ## Documents - [about the trust (pdf, 6.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2983) - [colleague benefits (pdf, 16.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2913) - [about nottinghamshire healthcare (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2079) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10604101) - [sw job description and person specification (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10686730) ## 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.