Advanced Nurse Practitioner(UK Visa Sponsorship)

Job Description

Role Overview

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join its Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (S-CAMHS) team in North Wales.

This is a senior clinical role for a master’s-level practitioner who works with a high degree of autonomy and advanced clinical judgement. You will deliver expert, evidence-based care to children and young people with complex mental health needs, while providing leadership, education, and clinical expertise across the multidisciplinary team.

Welsh language skills are desirable but not essential. Applications are welcomed in Welsh or English, and both will be treated equally.

Key Purpose of the Role

As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will:

• Practice autonomously with an extended scope of clinical responsibility
• Apply advanced decision-making skills underpinned by master’s-level education

Work across the four pillars of advanced practice:

Clinical practice

• Leadership and management
• Education
• Research
• Act as a recognised expert practitioner within S-CAMHS
• Support assessment, admission, discharge planning, and prescribing within agreed care pathways
• Contribute to on-call rotas to support CAMHS and partner services with complex clinical presentations

Main Duties and Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Provide senior clinical and professional nursing leadership within the S-CAMHS team
• Lead and manage complex clinical cases across inpatient, intensive community, and community services

Undertake comprehensive assessments, including:

• Psychopathology
• Family and social history
• Physical and mental health examination
• Formulate and implement advanced care and treatment plans, including prescribing

Provide expert advice and consultation to:

• Multidisciplinary colleagues
• Allied health professionals
• External partner agencies
• Support service development and contribute to strategic planning alongside senior clinicians
• Supervise, mentor, and support Registered Nurses and Healthcare Support Workers
• Communicate complex and sensitive information clearly to young people, families, and professionals

About Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing primary, community, mental health, and acute hospital services to around 700,000 people across North Wales.

BCUHB is committed to compassionate leadership, equality, and inclusion, and proudly participates in the Disability Confident Employer scheme. Staff are supported through the Health Board’s values and the “Proud to Lead” leadership framework.

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• Registered First-Level Nurse (UK)
• Educated to degree level
• MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice
• Independent Nurse Prescribing qualification
• Advanced physical and mental health assessment skills
• Experience managing service users with complex mental health needs
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act
• Understanding of local and national health policy
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Desirable

• Clinical supervision training
• Operational or team management experience
• Knowledge of legislation affecting children and young people
• Advanced Life Support (ALS)

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working within S-CAMHS
• Senior clinical nursing experience
• Multidisciplinary and cross-organisational working
• Involvement in audit, research, and service development
• Development of clinical protocols and guidance

Desirable

• Previous experience in an Advanced Nurse Practitioner role
• Advanced-level assessment and formulation experience

Skills, Values, and Personal Attributes

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to deliver difficult or sensitive information compassionately
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities
• Highly developed assessment, prescribing, and clinical reasoning skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Resilience, flexibility, and emotional intelligence

Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh

Pre-Employment Checks & Right to Work

This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
 https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record

Applications from candidates requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome
https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Overseas applicants must meet UK criminal record certification requirements
 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Work Location

North Wales Adolescent Service
Llanfair Road
Abergele
LL22 8DP