Band 8 Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Primary Care Mental Health | West London NHS Trust

Posting date:	10 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£64,156 - £71,148 per annum pro rata inclusive of 20% HCAS
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	12 March 2026
Location:	London, W6 8LN
Company:	West London Mental Health Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7799050/222-HF-079-A

Summary

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will be embedded within Hammersmith and Fulham Central Primary Care Network (PCN), working collaboratively across five General Practices and the Central MINT (Community Adulth) service to deliver integrated, person-centred care addressing both mental and physical health needs.

The role combines autonomous advanced clinical practice with leadership, education, research, and service development, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and the Multi-Professional ACP Framework.

The ACP will function as a senior mental health liaison within primary care, undertaking specialist assessments, formulating diagnoses, and delivering evidence-based interventions. The post holder will play a key role in service transformation by embedding mental health expertise within GP practices, strengthening continuity of care, and supporting the development, delivery, and governance of psychologically informed interventions provided by trainees and students.
• To be responsibility for achieving defined targets and standards against the key performance and quality indicators.
• Be fully conversant with the relevant indicators, able to analyse performance trends, identifying risk and advising the service manager.
• Prepare accurate performance reports as required, formulate action plans to improve performance if necessary. Assist in the implementation of CIS providing clear leadership and taking action to ensure it is successful.
• To ensure that all risk is managed in the relevant frameworks. To develop, implement and maintain systems, processes and practice in risk management, including the management of Health and Safety.
• To ensure that all aspects of Safeguarding are adhered to and that policies and procedures are followed at all times.
• To be responsible that complaints are investigated fully, and are satisfactorily resolved ensuring a proactive approach is standard as part of the trust and local authority policies.

This role will include working with people from varied cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary; a passion for creating and enabling equality of access to services for all is vital.

Please see the attached Job Pack for full details about this role

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.





The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.


This advert closes on Friday 20 Feb 2026