Nurse - Community (Non Medical Prescriber)

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; In loco; GBP 42.000 - 54.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Staff development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Alternative hours under policy

Descrizione del lavoro

The Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting for a Band 7 post within the CAMHS Outpatients pathway. The role involves assessing and diagnosing young people, initiating treatment including medication as a non-medical prescriber, and running nurse-led clinics.

In addition to clinical caseload work, the post requires supervising and line managing colleagues, with a full UK driving licence and access to a car during working hours.

Competenze

• Qualified as non-medical prescriber and registered with NMC.
• Significant autonomous working experience in a multiagency setting.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car during working hours.

Mansioni

• Undertake mental health assessments and diagnosis of children and young people in CAMHS outpatients.
• Initiate treatment, including medication, as a non-medical prescriber.
• Hold and manage a medication caseload.
• Monitor and review medications with the wider team.
• Provide clinical supervision and line management of staff.
• Liaise with CAMHS colleagues on selected cases.
• Work alongside consultants, doctors, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists and mental health practitioners.

Formazione

Non-medical prescriber

NMC registration

Descrizione del lavoro

This band 7 post sits in the CAMHS Outpatients pathway at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where a non-medical prescriber holds a caseload of young people referred for mental health assessment. The core work is assessing and diagnosing young people, starting treatment including medication, and running nurse-led clinics. Beyond the caseload, the role includes supervising and line managing colleagues, and it requires a full UK driving licence and access to a car.

What the job involves

• Undertake mental health assessments and diagnosis of children and young people in CAMHS outpatients
• Initiate treatment, including medication, as a non-medical prescriber
• Hold and manage a medication caseload
• Monitor and review medications for mental health conditions with the wider team
• Assess physical health and monitor in line with safe prescribing
• Run nurse-led clinics independently
• Assess new referrals alongside multidisciplinary team colleagues
• Provide clinical supervision and line management of staff in line with NMC and trust policies
• Support the development of other team members
• Liaise with CAMHS colleagues on selected cases
• Work alongside consultants, doctors, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists and mental health practitioners

Qualifications

• Qualified as a non-medical prescriber

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Experience as a non-medical prescriber
• Significant experience of working autonomously in a multiagency setting

Checks & eligibility

• Permission to work in the UK
• Full UK driving licence
• Access to a car during working hours
• DBS disclosure where required, cost met by the individual

What’s offered

• Staff development opportunities to build skills and knowledge
• Flexible working hours, Monday to Friday
• Requests for alternative hours considered under the flexible working policy