Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Older Adults MH Outreach Team

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; England; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Band 7 Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join their Older Adults Outreach Team in Tamworth. This role requires strong assessment and care management skills, focusing on the well-being of older adults and facilitating their needs. The successful candidate will have a non-medical prescribing qualification and work independently across the South Staffordshire area. The position comes with opportunities for career development and ongoing support.

Benefits

Ongoing training and support

Career development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health nursing, particularly with older adults.
• Knowledge of therapeutic interventions and medication prescribing.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Order investigations and provide treatment for patients.
• Plan and manage specialist care for service users.
• Participate in multi-professional meetings.
• Support service users in their care plan decisions.

Skills

In-depth knowledge of older adults and dementia

Ability to work independently

Strong assessment skills

Excellent communication skills

Non-medical prescribing qualification

Job description

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our Older Adults Outreach Team based at Park House in Tamworth, travelling across South Staffordshire.

You will be pivotal in the continued growth and direction of the role and service whilst working with physical and social care colleagues, along with our GP and primary care colleagues.

You will have the in-depth knowledge and skills to enable you to work in the older adults and dementia speciality. You will provide indirect care through the functions of educator and advice giver to relatives, carers, and other organisations where appropriate.

The Older Adults and Outreach Team optimise the physical, spiritual, and psychological well-being of all service users referred and facilitate timely discharge, with seamless transfer to other providers or specific inpatient care. You must hold a non-medical prescribing qualification.

The client base can be unpredictable and at times challenging, but rewarding, and we will provide you with a supportive environment in which to fully utilise and develop your skills and knowledge in working in a challenging community setting as part of a truly holistic system of health and social care.

This role is Monday-Friday, and you will be required to travel independently across the south Staffordshire region. As a Band 7 Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, you will receive patients with undiagnosed problems and make an assessment of their health care needs, based on highly developed nursing knowledge and skills, including physical examination skills.

As part of your role, you will be expected to:

• Order necessary investigations, and provide treatment and care both individually, as part of a team, and through liaison with/referral to other agencies, e.g., ECGs and bloods.
• Plan, develop, and manage specialist care, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resource use.
• Draw on a diverse range of knowledge in making decisions to determine evidence-based therapeutic interventions (which will usually include prescribing medication and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic psychological interventions)
• Play an active role in multi-professional meetings.
• Support service users to make informed choices about their plan of care.

The Older Adults Outreach Team will provide you with a supportive environment in which to fully utilise and develop your skills and knowledge in working in a challenging community setting as part of a truly holistic system of health and social care.

If you would like to find out more about the team/post or to arrange a visit, please contact Emma Tennant (Operational lead) at [email address removed for privacy].

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities. We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.