Job summary

Join Connect as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in our Adult Eating Disorders Inpatient Unit.

Connect is the lead provider of specialist adult eating disorder services across West Yorkshire and one of the country's leading NHS Eating Disorder Provider Collaboratives.

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our inpatient team and play a key role in delivering specialist care to adults experiencing eating disorders.This is an exciting opportunity to join the region's leading adult eating disorder service where your clinical expertise, ideas and initiative will make a real difference.

You will have the opportunity to contribute to the continued development of our service, help shape how care is delivered, and work alongside colleagues who share a commitment to providing high-quality, person-centred care.

At Connect, we believe in continually learning, developing and finding better ways to support the people who use our services. We are looking for someone who shares this commitment, enjoys working collaboratively, and is enthusiastic about bringing their skills and experience to a specialist area of care.

To be eligible for this role, you must hold an Advanced Clinical Practitioner qualification and a Non-Medical Prescriber qualification.

Main duties of the job

As the Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) for Adult Eating Disorders, you will play a key role in delivering and shaping high quality, specialist care for adults with eating disorders across community and inpatient services. As a senior clinician within Connect, you will combine advanced clinical practice with professional leadership, service development and a commitment to improving outcomes for the people we support.

This is an opportunity to use your clinical expertise and leadership skills to make a meaningful difference, influence how care is delivered, and help shape the future of specialist eating disorder services across West Yorkshire.

Working in line with the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice: clinical practice, leadership, facilitation of learning, and evidence, research and development -- you will have a varied and influential role, balancing direct patient care with opportunities to develop colleagues, improve clinical pathways and drive innovation.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Details

Date posted

05 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-42226-EDRS-A

Job locations

Ward 6, Newsam Centre

Seacroft Hospital, York Road

Leeds

LS14 6UH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will lead nursing assessment and treatment for people with highly complex needs, supporting safe, effective and evidence-based care. Your clinical responsibilities will include referral triage, assessment, discharge planning and physical health management, helping to ensure that people with eating disorders can access appropriate, timely and coordinated care.

Alongside your clinical work, you will provide professional leadership for the nursing workforce, working closely with clinical, professional and operational leads to strengthen nursing practice, support the development of junior colleagues and contribute to an effective multidisciplinary team. You will work collaboratively with service managers and other senior clinicians to promote high standards of care and continuous improvement across the service.

You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of Connects service model, helping to design and improve clinical pathways across both inpatient and community settings. Working in partnership with colleagues, commissioners and services across the Integrated Care System (ICS), you will help strengthen collaborative approaches to care and support the development and implementation of new models of service delivery.

Evidence-based practice and continuous learning will be central to your role. You will lead and contribute to relevant clinical audits and research, using evidence and learning to inform nursing practice, improve the quality of care and support ongoing service development.This is a varied and rewarding opportunity for an experienced ACP who wants to combine specialist clinical practice with leadership and innovation, supporting both the people who use our services and the colleagues who care for them.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for.

Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Job description Job responsibilities You will lead nursing assessment and treatment for people with highly complex needs, supporting safe, effective and evidence-based care. Your clinical responsibilities will include referral triage, assessment, discharge planning and physical health management, helping to ensure that people with eating disorders can access appropriate, timely and coordinated care. Alongside your clinical work, you will provide professional leadership for the nursing workforce, working closely with clinical, professional and operational leads to strengthen nursing practice, support the development of junior colleagues and contribute to an effective multidisciplinary team. You will work collaboratively with service managers and other senior clinicians to promote high standards of care and continuous improvement across the service. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of Connects service model, helping to design and improve clinical pathways across both inpatient and community settings. Working in partnership with colleagues, commissioners and services across the Integrated Care System (ICS), you will help strengthen collaborative approaches to care and support the development and implementation of new models of service delivery. Evidence-based practice and continuous learning will be central to your role. You will lead and contribute to relevant clinical audits and research, using evidence and learning to inform nursing practice, improve the quality of care and support ongoing service development.This is a varied and rewarding opportunity for an experienced ACP who wants to combine specialist clinical practice with leadership and innovation, supporting both the people who use our services and the colleagues who care for them. We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued. All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected] Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the NMC level 1. RN (Mental Health or Learning Disability) and qualified non-medical prescriber

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of advanced clinical practitioner skills

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of post qualification experience working at ACP level

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of knowledge relevant to job description

Values Based

Desirable

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered with the NMC level 1. RN (Mental Health or Learning Disability) and qualified non-medical prescriber Skills Essential Evidence of advanced clinical practitioner skills Experience Essential Evidence of post qualification experience working at ACP level Knowledge Essential Evidence of knowledge relevant to job description Values Based Desirable Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue. Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help. Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward 6, Newsam Centre

Seacroft Hospital, York Road

Leeds

LS14 6UH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward 6, Newsam Centre

Seacroft Hospital, York Road

Leeds

LS14 6UH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Join Connect as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in our Adult Eating Disorders Inpatient Unit.

Connect is the lead provider of specialist adult eating disorder services across West Yorkshire and one of the country's leading NHS Eating Disorder Provider Collaboratives.

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our inpatient team and play a key role in delivering specialist care to adults experiencing eating disorders.This is an exciting opportunity to join the region's leading adult eating disorder service where your clinical expertise, ideas and initiative will make a real difference.

You will have the opportunity to contribute to the continued development of our service, help shape how care is delivered, and work alongside colleagues who share a commitment to providing high-quality, person-centred care.

At Connect, we believe in continually learning, developing and finding better ways to support the people who use our services. We are looking for someone who shares this commitment, enjoys working collaboratively, and is enthusiastic about bringing their skills and experience to a specialist area of care.

To be eligible for this role, you must hold an Advanced Clinical Practitioner qualification and a Non-Medical Prescriber qualification.

Main duties of the job

As the Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) for Adult Eating Disorders, you will play a key role in delivering and shaping high quality, specialist care for adults with eating disorders across community and inpatient services. As a senior clinician within Connect, you will combine advanced clinical practice with professional leadership, service development and a commitment to improving outcomes for the people we support.

This is an opportunity to use your clinical expertise and leadership skills to make a meaningful difference, influence how care is delivered, and help shape the future of specialist eating disorder services across West Yorkshire.

Working in line with the four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice: clinical practice, leadership, facilitation of learning, and evidence, research and development -- you will have a varied and influential role, balancing direct patient care with opportunities to develop colleagues, improve clinical pathways and drive innovation.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Details

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-42226-EDRS

Job locations

Ward 6, Newsam Centre

Seacroft Hospital, York Road

Leeds

LS14 6UH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will lead nursing assessment and treatment for people with highly complex needs, supporting safe, effective and evidence-based care. Your clinical responsibilities will include referral triage, assessment, discharge planning and physical health management, helping to ensure that people with eating disorders can access appropriate, timely and coordinated care.

Alongside your clinical work, you will provide professional leadership for the nursing workforce, working closely with clinical, professional and operational leads to strengthen nursing practice, support the development of junior colleagues and contribute to an effective multidisciplinary team. You will work collaboratively with service managers and other senior clinicians to promote high standards of care and continuous improvement across the service.

You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of Connects service model, helping to design and improve clinical pathways across both inpatient and community settings. Working in partnership with colleagues, commissioners and services across the Integrated Care System (ICS), you will help strengthen collaborative approaches to care and support the development and implementation of new models of service delivery.

Evidence-based practice and continuous learning will be central to your role. You will lead and contribute to relevant clinical audits and research, using evidence and learning to inform nursing practice, improve the quality of care and support ongoing service development.This is a varied and rewarding opportunity for an experienced ACP who wants to combine specialist clinical practice with leadership and innovation, supporting both the people who use our services and the colleagues who care for them.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for.

Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Job description Job responsibilities You will lead nursing assessment and treatment for people with highly complex needs, supporting safe, effective and evidence-based care. Your clinical responsibilities will include referral triage, assessment, discharge planning and physical health management, helping to ensure that people with eating disorders can access appropriate, timely and coordinated care. Alongside your clinical work, you will provide professional leadership for the nursing workforce, working closely with clinical, professional and operational leads to strengthen nursing practice, support the development of junior colleagues and contribute to an effective multidisciplinary team. You will work collaboratively with service managers and other senior clinicians to promote high standards of care and continuous improvement across the service. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of Connects service model, helping to design and improve clinical pathways across both inpatient and community settings. Working in partnership with colleagues, commissioners and services across the Integrated Care System (ICS), you will help strengthen collaborative approaches to care and support the development and implementation of new models of service delivery. Evidence-based practice and continuous learning will be central to your role. You will lead and contribute to relevant clinical audits and research, using evidence and learning to inform nursing practice, improve the quality of care and support ongoing service development.This is a varied and rewarding opportunity for an experienced ACP who wants to combine specialist clinical practice with leadership and innovation, supporting both the people who use our services and the colleagues who care for them. We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued. All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected] Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with the NMC level 1. RN (Mental Health or Learning Disability) and qualified non-medical prescriber

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of advanced clinical practitioner skills

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of post qualification experience working at ACP level

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of knowledge relevant to job description

Values Based

Desirable

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered with the NMC level 1. RN (Mental Health or Learning Disability) and qualified non-medical prescriber Skills Essential Evidence of advanced clinical practitioner skills Experience Essential Evidence of post qualification experience working at ACP level Knowledge Essential Evidence of knowledge relevant to job description Values Based Desirable Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue. Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help. Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward 6, Newsam Centre

Seacroft Hospital, York Road

Leeds

LS14 6UH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward 6, Newsam Centre

Seacroft Hospital, York Road

Leeds

LS14 6UH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.

We are pleased announce a new position that has become available within the Community Rehabilitation Team. As a Recovery Worker you will deliver specific components of prescribed care packages under the direct supervision of Care Coordinators and Clinical Leads within the Community Rehabilitation Team. The post holders will provide structured support and practical assistance to service users in order for them to take control over their own lives and engage actively in their own recovery process. We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health difficulties, and the service encourages the use of the wisdom gained through personal lived experience - all candidates must have strong values around recovery, social inclusion and diversity. The posts require you to work with service users of all ages (over 18) and to provide a flexible service over 7 days between the hours of 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm on weekends.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Recovery Worker is to deliver specific components of prescribed care packages under the direct supervision of Senior Rehabilitation Practitioners and Clinical Leads. The post holder will provide formalised support and assistance to service users in order for them to take control over their own lives and engage actively in their unique recovery process.

We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health difficulties and the service encourages the use of the wisdom gained through personal lived experience, to inspire hope in others and the belief that recovery is possible for all. Within a relationship of mutuality the peer support model can facilitate and support information sharing to promote choice, self-determination, and opportunities for the fulfilment of socially valued roles with connection to local communities.

The post holder will be part of the Community Rehabilitation Team and will work into the Level 1 and Level 2 inpatient units and in the community with service users that present with complex needs. The post requires effective liaison with service users, carers, and other professionals and agencies as required. It will involve the provision of psychological based care, offering therapeutic time to a defined client group working at all times within the principles of recovery.

The service provision is delivered 7 days per week between the hours of 8 6pm, the post holder will be required to work flexibly over these hour

About us

Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.

As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:

Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 36% *BME staff, 25% *LGBTQ+ staff, 16% *staff with a disability. Staff and peer support networks (*as above and many more)

28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)

Flexible working opportunities

Access to HealthHero - Employee Assistance Scheme and Virtual GP service for staff

Personal wellbeing and training budget.

Access to 24/7 confidential staff helpline.

Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days

Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay

Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing

Learning and personal development opportunities