Advanced Practitioner Acute Referral Centre
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an Advanced Practitioner within the Acute Referral Centre (ARC), which operates 24/7 as the Trust's central point for crisis referrals. The post holder will conduct triage and rapid face-to-face assessments, manage bed bookings, and provide telephone advice for people in crisis. They will also offer clinical supervision and leadership, working closely with various mental health services and emergency responders. This is a shift-based, office-based role requiring strong clinical decision-making and communication skills.
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Evidence of other advanced education related to Psychiatric Liaison
- Mentorship ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Formal training in risk assessment and management
- Significant post qualifying experience in mental health services with a sound knowledge of the full range of mental health services, both inpatient and community based.
- A sound understanding and experience of how to assess and manage crisis within acute mental illness
- HTT, Liaison Psychiatry, and/or Trusted Assessor experience
- SLTP/ PSTS training
- Experience of working with specific diagnosis of Personality Disorder
- Experience of working with service users with harmful substance misuse and alcohol issues
- Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with acute mental health care, including MHA 2007, MCA, Human Rights Act, Common Law, etc
- Sound knowledge of risk assessments and tools in mental health and acute care
- Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communication with a variety of persons and services
- Awareness of trauma-informed care, culturally competent practice and antiracism frameworks
- Understanding of ED/Place of Safety/Mental Health Urgent Treatment Center system flow and national Urgent and Emergency Care policy.
- Abilities
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to meet the needs of service users, appropriate to the setting of the Emergency Department
- An ability to analyse and interpret key documents and identify the implications for local policy and practice
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the epidemiology, presentation and immediate management of deliberate self-harm
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the physical and psychological effects of alcohol and drugs
- Experience of conducting audits/service evaluations and show evidence of service development
- Advanced negotiation skills to reach compromises that inspire confidence and respect
- Demonstrate skills in autonomous, senior decision making regarding discharge, sign posting and admission of service users following a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of risk
- Experience of assessing and risk managing violent self harm
- Experience at working at band 6 level or above within psychiatric liaison services
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to gain easily, the trust and respect of service users, their relatives and staff across disciplines and services
- Recognition of own limitations, strengths and weaknesses and an ability to seek advice when necessary
- Ability to manage and prioritise clinical demands, supervision and support and Emergency Department pathways
- Ability to work across a 24 hour service
- Managing rotas and performance
- Education
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Evidence of other advanced education related to Psychiatric Liaison
- Mentorship ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Formal training in risk assessment and management
- Significant post qualifying experience in mental health services with a sound knowledge of the full range of mental health services, both inpatient and community based.
- A sound understanding and experience of how to assess and manage crisis within acute mental illness
- HTT, Liaison Psychiatry, and/or Trusted Assessor experience
- SLTP/ PSTS training
- Experience of working with specific diagnosis of Personality Disorder
- Experience of working with service users with harmful substance misuse and alcohol issues
- Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associated with acute mental health care, including MHA 2007, MCA, Human Rights Act, Common Law, etc
- Sound knowledge of risk assessments and tools in mental health and acute care
- Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communication with a variety of persons and services
- Awareness of trauma-informed care, culturally competent practice and antiracism frameworks
- Understanding of ED/Place of Safety/Mental Health Urgent Treatment Center system flow and national Urgent and Emergency Care p
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
The Acute Referral Centre (ARC) operates 24hrs a day, 7 days a week. It is the Trusts central point of contact for crisis referrals. All referrals are triaged in ARC to ensure robust gatekeeping. This in addition to key functions being undertaken within the centre including the overall booking process of acute beds, the Central Health Based Place of Safety (HBPoS), The Mental Health Urgent Treatment Center (MHUTC) and the NHS 111 Option 2 hub.
ARC works closely with the borough-based Home Treatment Teams, Assessment and Liaison services, community treatment teams, acute trusts, and the Police. The centre provides telephone advice and support for people in crisis whilst co-ordinating both admissions to and discharges from hospital.
Advanced Practitioners working within the Acute Referral Centre undertake triage assessments and when required face to face rapid assessments alongside London Ambulance and the Metropolitan Police. They can balance the clinical demands and supervisory responsibilities within the Acute Referral Centre. They form part of a team that manages beds and are expected to follow through the referral to a safe conclusion which means liaising with wards, community services and Home Treatment.
They are active members of the bed management coordination function for the Trust and as such get involved with the entire booking process for in-patient ad
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