Non-Medical Prescriber

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mental health service as a Non-Medical Prescriber in Great Yarmouth. This role focuses on delivering clinical interventions and supporting a multidisciplinary team. As a Band 7 nurse, you'll play an essential role in enhancing community mental health services. Apply to be part of a supportive team dedicated to providing exceptional patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in the community with mental health issues.
• Understanding of Care Programme Approach.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical interventions and prescriptions.
• Provide leadership and support within the team.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Skills

Clinical Interventions

Risk Management

Team Collaboration

Education

Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification

Job description

Main area Nursing Grade Band 7 Contract Secondment: 6 months (6 month fixed MAT cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 246-GYW7066458-B

Site Oak Tree Centre Northgate Street Town Great Yarmouth Salary £47,810 - £54,710 Gross per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/06/2025 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

YOUR APPLICATION

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Job overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a band 7 Non-Medical Prescriber to cover Maternity leave and to lead clinical practice for o ur Great Yarmouth and Waveney Access and Assessment Team (AAT).

Please note this is a fixed term role of 6 months to cover maternity leave.

AAT is the front door to all our adult mental health services in Great Yarmouth and Waveney. The team provides a community-based service to Great Yarmouth and Waveney market towns for adults over the age of 25. We screen, triage, and assess all referrals into secondary care via a blend of face to face, online and telephone appointments.

It is an exciting time to join as we’re embarking on a new venture with our partners; working towards a truly integrated service model and being led by motivating and supportive leadership.

We’re based at Oaktree, Northgate Hospital Great Yarmouth and work across the Waveney patch, you’ll have a varied workload and will be supported by the wider MDT.

We are looking for professionals who are caring, supportive and reflective in their practice. If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job:

The role of the NMP is to provide specialist clinical interventions to our patients. It also involves delivery of leadership activities within the team.

If appointed, you will:

· Deliver clinical interventions.

· Work as a non-medical prescriber.

· Offer support, supervision and informal training to your colleagues.

· Contribute to multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings.

· Undertake other clinical tasks within the team.

The ideal candidate will have some experience of working in the community supporting working age adults with mental health difficulties. You will need to have a sound understanding of the Care Programme Approach and be able to demonstrate your abilities in risk management. You will be part of the triage and assessment process managing referrals from our GP surgeries and other local services.

We enjoy excellent close working relationships with all statutory and non-statutory partners in developing Recovery based care plans. You can expect to have plenty of opportunities for joint working, career development and training with a clear appraisal structure.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Your role will be to:

To complete holistic mental health assessments with Medication review and prescribing.

• Undertake the assessment, planning and delivery of direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
• Communicate decisions about mental health care services, referrals and future support arrangements to people with a mental health care need.
• Be responsible for accurate recording of all patients support, including assessments, reviews, day to day contact and discharges.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Non Medical Prescribing
• Non Medical Prescriber = prescribing for Adult Mental health
• Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
• Able to demonstrate appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Ability to travel independently

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
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Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.

The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.

This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £16 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.