Non Medical Prescriber
The closing date is 30 April 2026
Job summary
Access & Assessment Team
Non Medical Prescriber
Are you an experienced nurse looking to join a forward-thinking team? Do you want to support the local community in transformation by being part of the development of a service?
Our Great Yarmouth and Waveney Access and Assessment Team (AAT) are seeking a Band 7 Prescriber to join their collaborative team.
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
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.
The successful candidate will join a service with a positive team culture, focused on learning, developing, improving, and supporting each other as well as our service users.
General responsibilities include:
- Having a good understanding of community adult mental health
- Development of robust relationships with partner agencies and services.
- You will be expected to be able to work autonomously and manage your time well.
-You must be able to be able to travel to various locations across Great Yarmouth and Waveney
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 nursing 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 beautiful countryside. We're an hour and a half away from London and 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
16 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year gross per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
246-GYW7927804
Job locations
Oak Tree Centre
Northgate Hospital
Great Yarmouth
NR301BU
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address
Oak Tree Centre
Northgate Hospital
Great Yarmouth
NR301BU
Employer's website
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