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Band 7
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation TrustSkipton£49,387 - £56,515Closes 23/09/2026

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Band
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Posted
04/09/2026
Closes
23/09/2026

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Role summary

This is a rewarding Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner role within the Adult Community Mental Health Team in Skipton, supporting individuals with severe and enduring mental health needs. The role involves assessment, care planning, risk management, and prescribing. You will join a supportive and experienced team dedicated to providing excellent care and fostering professional development. The position focuses on helping service users build confidence and resilience.

Essential criteria

  • Mental Health Nurse Qualification
  • Independent Nurse Prescriber
  • RN 1st Level
  • To have undertaken accredited courses which enable Advanced Practitioner registration

Desirable criteria

  • Undertaken Advanced Nurse Practitioner course
  • Experience of working with people with complex health needs
  • Experience of instigating investigations, interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plan of care for patients with Mental Ill health
  • Experience of care co - ordination/ care management
  • Experience of working in the Community Mental Health care setting
  • Demonstrate a high level of clinical skill. Demonstrate an in depth knowledge and experience of clinical examination, history taking, pharmacology, pathophysiology etc
  • Understanding of NHS Plan and implications for Primary and Secondary Care
  • Mental Health Nurse Qualification
  • Independent Nurse Prescriber
  • RN 1st Level
  • To have undertaken accredited courses which enable Advanced Practitioner registration
  • Undertaken Advanced Nurse Practitioner course
  • Experience of working with people with complex health needs
  • Experience of instigating investigations, interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plan of care for patients with Mental Ill health
  • Experience of care co - ordination/ care management
  • Experience of working in the Community Mental Health care setting
  • Demonstrate a high level of clinical skill. Demonstrate an in depth knowledge and experience of clinical examination, history taking, pharmacology, pathophysiology etc
  • Understanding of NHS Plan and implications for Primary and Secondary Care

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Band 7 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.

This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The closing date is 23 September 2026

Job summary

We are looking for a friendly, motivated, and passionate Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner to come and join our well-established Adult Community Mental Health Team based in Skipton -- a beautiful rural market town often known as the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales.

This is a really rewarding role, working across a wide and varied patch that includes both town and countryside communities. You'll be supporting people with severe and enduring mental health needs through assessment, formulation, care planning, risk management, and prescribing.

What really makes this role special is the team you'll be joining. We are a warm, welcoming, and highly experienced group who pride ourselves on supporting one another. There's a strong sense of community here -- both within the team and across the area we serve -- and we work closely together to provide the best possible care.

We offer a supportive environment where your development genuinely matters, with opportunities to grow, learn, and progress in your career.

Above all, this role is about making a difference -- walking alongside people during some of their most difficult times, while helping them build confidence, resilience, and move toward becoming the best version of themselves.

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