Non-medical Prescriber

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization renowned for its mental health services in Leeds and York. This role as a Non-Medical Prescriber offers a unique opportunity to work within a diverse, multi-disciplinary team dedicated to providing evidence-based treatment for addiction and mental health challenges. You'll be at the forefront of delivering innovative care, collaborating closely with specialists, and contributing to the development of effective treatment plans. With a commitment to staff wellbeing and professional growth, this position not only supports your career aspirations but also allows you to make a meaningful impact in the community. If you are passionate about mental health and want to be part of a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

27 - 33 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Career development opportunities

Exclusive discounts and payment schemes

Qualifications

• Registered mental health practitioner with postgraduate training.
• Experience in delivering manualised therapies and working with substance misuse.

Responsibilities

• Run prescribing clinics for addiction and co-occurring mental health issues.
• Deliver specialist psychosocial interventions and supervise junior staff.

Skills

Effective working partnerships

Clinical leadership

Advanced clinical competence

Specialist Psychosocial Intervention skills

Education

RMN or equivalent professional qualification

Post graduate qualification in Addiction studies

Qualification in delivering psychosocial interventions

Job description

Are you looking for mental health jobs in Leeds, York or with one of our regional services operating across the country? We have a range of NHS Job opportunities, placements and specialities in our clinical, research, and professional support teams across Leeds and York.

At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we strive to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. We can only achieve this by putting our staff and the people using our services at the centre of everything we do. This starts with the people we employ. We recruit based on values and qualifications (where required) and believe lived experience is an advantage. We look for potential, not perfection, and this means that together, we are as diverse as the communities we care for.

Simply put, we seek out people who care, act with integrity and have the right skills. We want to add to our incredible colleagues, students and volunteers who share these principles, with people like you, who find empathy comes easily and who treat everyone with respect without thinking. Search our latest jobs to start your journey with us.

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Job overview

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Trust has a national and international reputation in Addiction and Co-Occurring Mental Health Alcohol and Drugs (COMHAD) treatment. Addictions Plus, LYPFT, works alongside other partners that make up Forward Leeds, a CQC outstanding rated organisation.

Following OHID (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) investment and expansion of the service an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our multi-disciplinary team as a Non-Medical Prescriber. The post holder will run prescribing clinics across the hubs.

You will work closely with all areas of the Forward Leeds partnership, ensuring that service users are provided with evidence-based treatment, specialist psychosocial and pharmacological interventions.

You will be joining a diverse and skilled team that consists of a Consultant Psychiatrist, Consultant Psychologist, Clinical Psychologists, Mental Health Nurses, Non-medical prescribers, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Specialist Midwives.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will run prescribing clinics for people experiencing addiction and co-occurring mental health problems; prescribing a range of addiction pharmacotherapies. There will be no direct case management, but the post holder will work collaboratively with the case manager, the wider MDT and service users in making decisions relating to treatment plans.

To offer clinical supervision to junior staff and supervision to those undergoing /recently completed non-medical prescribing training. The posts holder will also be provided with excellent supervision and support in terms of career development and learning.

The post holder will deliver specialist psychosocial interventions to people experiencing addiction problems and co-occurring mental health and other complex needs.

To be involved in service development and staff training.

They will represent the service at various meetings and forums within LYPFT, Forward Leeds, as well as at external events.

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Non-Medical Prescriber is responsible and accountable for providing safe, effective care and efficient services to service users and their carers who live within the community. Key aspects of the role include conducting of mental health assessments, contribution to MDT meetings, commitment to promoting recovery and maximising independence. They will participate in team and service development and evaluation. Liaison, advice and consultation with other services is required.

This post is also responsible for the provision and supervision of non-medical prescribing within the Addictions Plus Service.

The post holder will:

• Provide advanced advice & consultation, case management support, clinical leadership, supervision, teaching and Specialist Psychosocial Intervention (SPSI) for service users with co-occurring substance misuse and complex mental health needs within the Addictions Plus Service.
• Be an experienced, registered mental health practitioner who has completed relevant post-graduate training or equivalent to extend their scope of practice regarding consultation, assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic interventions.
• Be a Non-Medical Prescriber with a qualification recorded on the appropriate professional register as an independent/supplementary prescriber, able to provide supervision to other NMP’s within the service. Apply non-medical prescribing training and expertise to prescribe appropriate pharmacological treatments and conduct routine medication reviews.
• Offering advice, support and supervision to other healthcare professionals including actual and supervisory prescribing.
• Provide direct and indirect clinical intervention to service users with complex mental health and additional substance misuse needs who may also present with co-morbid complex psychological and physical health needs.
• Act both autonomously and in conjunction with the wider Multidisciplinary Team in assessing, diagnosing, planning and implementing care plans; whilst maintaining associated healthcare records.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical competence in formulation.
• Have Specialist Psychosocial Intervention skills requiring SPSI supervision needs.
• Provide support and supervision to a team of junior staff and provide specialist advice relevant to their clinical practice and expertise.
• Be responsible for delivering relevant substance misuse and associated training to team members.
• Provide clinical advice and leadership appropriate to their professional background and provide profession specific advice and leadership to the wider team.
• Undertake research and service evaluation and lead on clinical audits relevant to their field of specialist practice.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RMN or equivalent professional qualification.
• Post graduate qualification in Addiction studies or equivalent.
• Qualification or relevant experience in delivering psychosocial or psychological interventions.

Experience

• Experience in delivering manualised therapies.
• Experience of working with clients with substance and cooccurring mental health problems and is able to demonstrate an understanding of the complexities of working with people with substance misuse and co existing mental health problems.

Skills

• Be able to demonstrate effective working partnerships within a multi-disciplinary team, to achieve an integrated, effective and efficient service.

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application.

Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Please note that from 1 st July 2018 , all new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, DBS checks for volunteers remain free of charge.

LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response.

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.