Independent Prescriber

Kent PLC; Dover; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization in Dover is seeking a qualified Independent Prescriber to join their community mental health team for older people. This role involves reviewing patients, prescribing medication, and collaborating with a supportive team. The ideal candidate will possess experience in community health services and a strong commitment to providing quality mental health care, while also engaging in leadership activities within the team. A valid UK driving licence is required for this position.

Qualifications

• Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business purposes.
• Experience working with mental health in community settings.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the Medical Team to review patient treatments and prescribe medications.
• Visit patients in clinics, homes, or care homes to carry out medical reviews.
• Engage in leadership and quality improvement initiatives within the team.

Skills

Experience in Community Health services for Older People

Strong communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Qualified Independent Prescriber

Job description

Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well established community mental health team for older people. The independent prescriber role is a new post within the team so the successful candidate will be encouraged to work alongside medics and other leaders to develop the post and share ideas on how it is structured.

Team

The Team includes experienced Consultant Psychiatrists, an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) and other Independent Prescribers. The successful candidate will have clinical supervision and support to embed themselves into the team and build confidence in the role.

The team also includes Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Support workers and admin staff. We are a close team and very supportive of each other.

Desired Candidate

We welcome staff who share our ethos of providing high quality mental health care to our patients and their carers, whilst also taking care of each other. We are seeking a qualified Independent Prescriber with experience of working in Community Health services for Older People.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will work alongside our Medical Team including Consultant Psychiatrist and Advanced Clinical Practitioner. The role will involve working in clinic to review patients and their current treatment and to prescribe medication within the scope of practice.

The role may also involve visiting people in their own homes or in Care Homes to carry out medical reviews.

The post will include a leadership role and the candidate will work closely with other leaders in the team to develop quality improvement and to deliver training and advice to other clinicians within the team.

Requirements

Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a car/vehicle for business use (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Location

Base location is Coleman House in Dover, but will involve working across locality including Folkstone and Deal.

About the Trust

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Vision & Strategy

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

Our strategy: Our mission is what we set out to do every day – We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people. Our vision is where we want to be in the future – To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.