Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Non-Medical Prescriber

The closing date is 22 September 2025

Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a band 7 Non-Medical Prescriber to lead clinical practice for our Great Yarmouth and Waveney Mental Health Liaison Service (MHLS) based at the James Paget University Hospital.

We are also offering this as a developmental opportunity for an existing B6 nurse with extensive experience working within MHLS who wishes to progress their career and undertake the NMP training module.

MHLS provides the Core24 service at JPUH for ages 16 and over. The multidisciplinary team includes Mental Health Practitioners (Nurses/SocialWorkers), Clinical Psychologist, Consultant Psychiatrists and Admin staff.

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 Mental Health Liaison supporting working age adults with mental health difficulties. You will need to have a sound understanding of biopsychosocial assessment and be able to demonstrate your abilities in risk management. You will provide specialist assessment and treatment advice managing referrals from the ED and in-patient wards.

We enjoy excellent close working relationships with our acute hospital colleagues and all statutory and non-statutory partners. 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 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-GYW7440971

Job locations

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston-on-Sea

NR31 6LA


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.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered first level Nurse
  • Nurse prescribing qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Management of patients with long-term conditions
  • Leadership skills Communication skills, both written and verbal ICT skills

Desirable

  • Management of staff and teams

Knowledge

Essential

  • Patient group directions and associated policy
  • Health promotion Strategies

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration Experience

Desirable

  • Experience in a clinical setting
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered first level Nurse
  • Nurse prescribing qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Management of patients with long-term conditions
  • Leadership skills Communication skills, both written and verbal ICT skills

Desirable

  • Management of staff and teams

Knowledge

Essential

  • Patient group directions and associated policy
  • Health promotion Strategies

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration Experience

Desirable

  • Experience in a clinical setting

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

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston-on-Sea

NR31 6LA


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

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston-on-Sea

NR31 6LA


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:

Matron

Laura Woodcock

laura.woodcock@nsft.nhs.uk

01493453661

Details

Date posted

08 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-GYW7440971

Job locations

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston-on-Sea

NR31 6LA


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