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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Non-Medical Prescriber

The closing date is 22 May 2025

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Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a band 7 Non-Medical Prescriber to cover Maternity leave and to lead clinical practice for our 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.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-GYW7066458-A

Job locations

Oak Tree Centre Northgate Street

Northgate Hospital

Great Yarmouth

NR301BU


Job description

Job 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.

Job description

Job 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

Essential

  • Non Medical Prescribing

Essential

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Ability to travel independently
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Non Medical Prescribing

Essential

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Ability to travel independently

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Oak Tree Centre Northgate Street

Northgate Hospital

Great Yarmouth

NR301BU


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Oak Tree Centre Northgate Street

Northgate Hospital

Great Yarmouth

NR301BU


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Team Manager

carl frisby

carl.frisby@nsft.nhs.uk

03001231882

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-GYW7066458-A

Job locations

Oak Tree Centre Northgate Street

Northgate Hospital

Great Yarmouth

NR301BU


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