Non-Medical Prescriber/ Senior Practitioner - Child and Adolescent

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare seeks a passionate Non-Medical Prescriber/Senior Practitioner to join a dynamic CAMHS team. This role offers the opportunity to work with children and adolescents, providing vital assessments and interventions for neurodevelopmental conditions. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, contributing to the development of prescribing skills and delivering high-quality care. With excellent training opportunities and a supportive environment, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in mental health services. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare with your expertise and compassion.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Non-Medical Prescribing qualification required.
• Experience in mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload providing high-quality care for children and young people.
• Conduct assessments and deliver evidence-based medication interventions.

Skills

Non-Medical Prescribing

Mental Health Assessment

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Therapeutic Interventions

Team Collaboration

Project Management

Education

Registered Nursing (RMN/RSCN/RNMH)

Independent Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification

Post Graduate Qualification in Relevant Area

Qualifications in Psychological Therapies (Diploma/Masters)

Mentorship Course (ENB998 or equivalent)

Leadership Qualification

Job description

Non-Medical Prescriber/ Senior Practitioner - Child and Adolescent

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area: Nurse Non Medical Prescriber

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 349-MCH-6835380*

Site: North Manchester CAMHS - The Bridge

Town: Manchester

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum (Pro Rata)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

North Manchester CAMHS are looking for passionate, skilled, and ambitious CAMHS practitioners who have extensive clinical experience and are qualified as, or in the process of qualifying as a Non Medical Prescriber. The service provides specialist neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people as well as treatment and support via our medication pathway.

As an NMP and neurodevelopmental practitioner, you will need to be experienced working with children and young people who have a diagnosis or are being assessed for neurodevelopmental conditions. You will contribute to the post-diagnostic support needed and offer signposting, consultation, and training as appropriate.

The successful candidate will join our multidisciplinary CAMHS Team in North Manchester and work alongside a wide range of colleagues from nursing, occupational therapy, social work, and psychology. They will be joining a warm, dynamic, and hardworking team that looks after each other and has a range of excellent skills, knowledge, and experience to share with you.

Dependent upon experience and interests, the post holder will be supported to develop a job plan that will allow for the development of prescribing skills alongside ADHD assessments, formulation building, and therapeutic interventions. We offer excellent training opportunities and regular supervision.

Main duties of the job

1. You will offer prescribing clinics, involving initiation and titration dependent upon qualifications and experience alongside colleagues in the multidisciplinary team.
2. You will be responsible for delivering evidence-based medication interventions in line with national guidance and care pathways.
3. You will offer assessment for complex mental health needs and levels of risk, including safeguarding and self-harm.
4. You will manage your own caseload, providing a range of high-quality care appropriate to the child or young person's needs, which will include mental state assessment, risk assessment and management, family and social assessment, consultation, and interventions.
5. You must be confident and experienced in communication, due to the high level of liaison needed between CAMHS and other services and be willing to work flexibly in accordance with the needs of the young people.
6. You will provide intervention for children, young people, and their families.
7. You will offer consultation for schools and partner agencies.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Registration and Qualifications

• Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN/RNMH
• Independent and Supplementary Non-Medical Prescribing
• Relevant post graduate qualification or training in area relevant to service delivery
• Qualifications in Psychological Therapies to Diploma or Masters level e.g. CBT / SFT/ IPT
• Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent
• Leadership Qualification

Experience

• Proven experience of working effectively with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and additional mental health difficulties providing both assessment and intervention
• Substantial experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties, including experience of delivering specialist skills in at least one therapeutic modality
• Extensive experience of case management, including experience of assessing and managing risk, including safeguarding
• Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals
• Experience of mentoring and supervision of others
• Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• Evidence of project management experience
• Delivery of training and consultation

Knowledge, Skills and Ability

• Ability to carry out and monitor effective ADHD assessments, treatments, and therapies including understanding of potential unwanted side effects from medication
• Ability to perform complex diagnostic assessments as an autonomous practitioner across a range of mental health conditions
• Ability to identify and manage risk in individuals presenting with mental health needs
• Highly developed knowledge of evidence-based practice across a range of therapeutic interventions with this client group
• Able to foster partnerships and working relationships with other professional networks
• To have the ability to manage own caseload and act as lead practitioner
• Able to demonstrate an understanding, acceptance of, and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities, treating every person with respect
• Delivery of group work and workshops
• Experience of audit and research

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.

Name: Rachel Dutton
Job title: Service Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 0161 203 3250

Additional information:
Julie-Anne Wilkinson - ADHD Lead Practitioner - Non Medical Prescriber
0161 203 3250