Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8d
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days and Night shifts)
- Job ref
- 246-CEN7891967
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hellesdon Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £91,342 - £105,337 gross per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Multi Professional Approved Clinician
Band 8d
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
Job overview
We seek a Multi-Professional Approved Clinician leader to join a 16 bed female acute in-patient psychiatric care unit in Norwich covering central Norfolk.
The inpatient unit is based in Hellesdon Hospital and serves the population of Central Norfolk (approximately 529,555). At present, there are five wards at Hellesdon Hospital. Four wards predominantly serve the demand from Central Norfolk and one ward, the PICU, is trust wide. However, to make best use of bed capacity there is no exclusion on admissions from other Trust areas.
The acute pathway at Hellesdon Hospital comprises a crisis resolution and home treatment team, four acute wards and the PICU. Three new wards have recently been opened that have replaced and add-to the existing accommodation offering state of the art acute and rehabilitation facilities for staff and patients, with a male ward reopening later in the year.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be an expert practitioner and highly advanced in their clinical scope of practice, providing professional leadership and consultancy, practice and, service development in alignment with the core four pillars of multi-professional consultant practice. The postholder will contribute to and lead research, policy and service development, quality improvements, outcomes measures and provision of training to colleagues, within their area of practice/inpatient setting. They will be expected to represent the trust locally and nationally in relevant professional meetings, networks, and forums, as well as contribute to the development of the MPAC role within the trust.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role undertakes the role of ‘Approved Clinician’ for an identified client group and is responsible for the care and treatment of mentally disordered people compulsorily detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. The postholder is responsible for the assessment of all levels of clinical risk within an evidence-based framework and for undertaking mental health assessments adopting a whole person approach incorporating biological, psychological, cultural, and social perspectives. The postholder will provide strong, visible leadership to MDT colleagues, leading the treatment, formulation, review, and ongoing care/treatment pathway for the patient group. The postholder will work autonomously, within professional guidelines, and will be responsible for compiling and completing statutory documentation and providing written AC reports under the Mental Health Act.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interviews are yet to be confirmed, and candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days’ notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant and demonstrable post qualifying experience in relevant area of practice
- Experience of developing and delivering training programs and clinical supervision
- Extensive experience working as a senior clinician within the inpatient mental health setting where the MPAC role is based (i.e. adult acute, adolescent, forensic, LD)
- Previous experience in a clinical / operational leadership role at a senior level
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Trained and registered as an Approved Clinician
- Demonstrable experience practice at consultant level
- Registered Mental Health Nurse with current professional registration with the NMC/Clinical Psychologist/Registered Social Worker
- Relevant Post graduate clinical qualification(s) with a professional portfolio supporting this
- Master’s Degree (or equivalent)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Non-medical prescriber (for nursing professionals)
Desirable criteria
- Recognised teaching qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alexander Livie
- Job title
- Associate Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603421239
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