Complex Emotional Advanced Practitioner

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 22 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen as part of our Complex Emotional Needs Pathway development. We are seeking two Complex Emotional Needs Advanced Practitioners to work across our Community Mental Health Teams in Bradford Aire Wharfe and Craven alongside other professionals in the MDT. The posts are specialist roles requiring an advanced level of knowledge about the development and treatment of complex emotional needs.

Working in a trauma-informed recovery focused way, the successful candidates will work in collaboration across services to ensure an individualised, multi-agency approach to care and support.

Closing date: 22nd February 2026

Shortlisting date: 23rd February 2026

• To bring a person-centred, trauma-informed and individualised approach to ensure appropriate treatment and clinical management of people with complex emotional needs by supporting the development of multi-agency care plans
• To ensure that barriers to effective care are challenged, overcome and analysed, options compared and reviewed to agree the best way forward
• To facilitate the development of a coherent care plan for individuals who present across a number of different services (Community Mental Health Teams, crisis services, Police, Ambulance and voluntary services etc.) as enacted as agreed
• To provide clinical consultation and advice to healthcare professionals across all localities
• To support adherence to relevant NICE guidance
• To maintain clinical skills by delivering direct clinical care in line with evidenced-based practice such as DBT or SCM

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus, many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

If you are currently a visa holder and your visa status expires, we may be required to terminate your employment in compliance with immigration regulations.

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust's eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential…