Job summary
We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dedicated Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our Older Adult Inpatient Team based at the Julian Hospital. Our service comprises five wards, including two functional wards and three organic wards, providing specialist assessment, treatment, and care for older adults with complex mental health needs.

As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will provide comprehensive care for service users, from initial history taking and clinical assessment through to diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care. You will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and expert practice, including advanced assessment and diagnostic skills within a mental health setting.

Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary and medical teams, you will play a key role in meeting the needs of service users while providing strong clinical and professional nursing leadership to the wider nursing team. Critical thinking, effective communication, and a commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care will be essential within this rewarding and dynamic role.

Main duties of the job

• Provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care for older adult service users within inpatient mental health services.
• Undertake comprehensive history taking, physical and mental health assessments, and develop person-centred care plans.
• Demonstrate expert clinical decision-making and utilise advanced diagnostic and assessment skills in the management of complex mental and physical health needs.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and medical staff to deliver safe, effective, and high-quality care.
• Prescribe medication and monitor treatment plans in line with professional registration, competency, and Trust policies.
• Provide clinical leadership, support, and professional guidance to nursing staff and the wider team.
• Support the delivery of evidence-based practice and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in ward reviews, multidisciplinary meetings, risk management, and safeguarding processes.
• Promote recovery-focused and person-centred approaches to care, ensuring service users and carers are actively involved in care planning and decision-making.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical documentation in line with professional and organisational standards.
• Contribute to staff education, supervision, and the development of advanced nursing practice within Older Adult Mental Health Services.

About us
Here at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive organisation where colleagues value sharing experiences and learning from one another. We are committed to creating an environment where staff feel valued, supported, and able to thrive both professionally and personally.

In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we offer strong professional networks, access to leadership support, and opportunities to develop advanced clinical practice and leadership skills within a forward-thinking mental health service.

We recognise there are challenges across the NHS, but as a Trust we have ambitious aspirations and are progressing exciting transformation work to improve services for the communities we serve. We are looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals who want to be part of that journey and help shape the future of mental health care.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The region offers an excellent quality of life, with beautiful coastlines, the Broads National Park, and picturesque towns and villages rich in history and culture. With excellent schools, affordable housing, vibrant independent cafes, shops, and theatres, alongside good transport links to London and an international airport in Norwich, Norfolk and Suffolk provide an ideal place to live and work.

Job responsibilities
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!

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Qualifications
Essential

• RMN (Mental Health) Post registration qualification in specialty
• Educated to Master's degree level in relevant subject area
• Recognised leadership qualification or equivalent experience
• Independent Prescribing qualification
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Approved clinician

Experience
Essential

• Minimum 5 years post registration experience.
• Experience in managing complaints and quality assurance.
• Non-medical prescriber.

Skills
Essential

• Proven leadership skills through experience of leading a team.
• Organisational and people management skills
• Ability to think and work strategically.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).