Nurse Practitioner

Job summary

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who is a Non-Medical Prescriber who would like the opportunity to be part of a developing and innovative integrated Community Mental Health Service?

Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a new service model that is working in partnership with local services to meet the needs of those presenting with complex mental health needs together?

Shrewsbury Central East Community Mental Health Service provide assessment and evidence based interventions for people who presenting with complex mental health difficulties that are significantly impacting on their daily life alongside our partner organisations.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 7 Mental Health Nurse Practitioner / Non Medical Prescriber within our service.

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated individual who is a registered non-medical prescriber (NMP) with experience ideally of working within a community setting. As a registered professional, you will be committed to providing a high-quality service and will support to improve service user access to care and treatment.

Ideally you will have experience with working with service users with a range of mental health diagnosis / formulations. You will be working as an autonomous prescriber and will effectively manage a dedicated caseload.

Main duties of the job

• You will work predominantly work with service users who are registered within Central East of Shrewsbury PCN, as a non-medical prescriber working autonomously on completing assessments and reviews for service users deemed appropriate for this service.
• You will carry out assessments, reviews and associated prescribing for service users following agreed practice guidelines as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to provide on-going care reviews.
• You will carry out reviews of service users who are having medication prescribed in primary care and need an annual review for this to continue.
• You will be responsible for the development, implementation and review of care planning and risk management.
• You will deliver a high quality clinical service to Service Users, their Families and Carers in the Community.
• You will demonstrate an attitude which respects the core values of the organisation and the principles of Recovery.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.