Advanced Clinical Practitioner | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join CAMHS in Milton Keynes.

The ACP will be responsible for promoting clinical excellence in the care of patients who present within their service and providing clinical advice and support to nursing / AHP staff and other health care professionals.

They will provide professional and independent clinical care, which enables the coordination of a multi-professional seamless service for patients.

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The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will use highly specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare autonomously to patients within their sphere of practice.

The ACP is accountable for independent clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with undiagnosed and undifferentiated conditions.

In addition to this, the ACP is also responsible for appropriately referring

patients to relevant specialities for any necessary inpatient or outpatient investigations.

The ACP will practice at an advanced level, demonstrating in-depth knowledge and competence in aspects which may include acute medicine, community services and mental health; encompassing enhanced assessment, critical thinking, intervention planning and delivery and clinical management skills that are evidence-based.

The ACP will deliver high-quality patient-centred care.

We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we are hoping to find our future leaders and support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

• Use specialist clinical knowledge to independently assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatments and interventions for patients with complex undifferentiated or undefined presentations.
• Undertake comprehensive knowledge and skills of systematic history taking and clinical examination of patients who have complex needs, developing a co-produced management plan.
• Perform clinical procedures appropriate to the history and clinical examination of the patient, including further invasive testing and treatments requiring highly developed skills and precision, where indicated.
• Utilise clinical reasoning and decision-making skills to make differential diagnosis and provide rationales for patients’ management plans continuously reflecting and evaluating practice findings and clinical response to treatment and establishes an appropriate ongoing management plan accordingly.
• Advocate high quality care for people, act as a champion for people by

representing/supporting the person’s interests at team meetings, during hospital care, home care and when interfacing with statutory and non-statutory service providers.

This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Nov 2026