Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Non Medical Prescriber

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Job summary

Are you passionate about making a real impact on the lives of young minds in our NDS pathway? Ready to be a driving force of positive change? Join us as a CAMHS Non-Medical Prescriber and shape the future of mental health care for children and adolescents!

What is in it for you? Be a Beacon of Hope: Empower young individuals by providing them with tailored treatment plans and therapeutic interventions that light up their paths to recovery.

Innovative Approach: Working closely with consultants and running ADHD Clinics, ensuring your impact is always at the forefront of innovation.

Qualifications: Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional with Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Join us on this transformative journey and help pave the way for brighter, happier futures for our young people. Apply now and be part of a movement that is changing lives of young people.

We are recruiting Non-Medical Prescribers to work in our newly formed CAMHS Division. You can choose to work in Harringey, Barnet or Enfield. You can also chose to work across all the boroughs as part of our NDS team.

The post holder will be an independent prescriber, leading on the non-medical prescribing for the CAMHS service. They will provide both direct and indirect care working with the medical and nursing colleagues. They will provide consultation with other clinicians, offering medication assessments and reviews.

Main duties of the job

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide management and leadership within the CAMHS service for the ADHD pathway.
To exercise non-medical prescribing responsibilities within the boundaries of the registration for CAMHS; holding an independent non-medical prescribing qualification and work/prescribe within the legal realms of a registered non-medical prescriber.
Demonstrate analytical and critical thinking
Provide care and treatment for the presenting CAMHS service users from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation.
Demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for service users within the CAMHS age group
They will further develop and lead and manage the ADHD service, working collaboratively with the wider CAMHS service, Adult Mental Health, Primary Care and other allied agencies.
The post holder will commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical decision making process to meet the needs of service users
They will support and lead the development and delivery of policy and procedures and providing professional leadership as required
Provide supervision to colleagues undertaking non-medical prescribing training
Maintain responsibility for their care and treatment and overseeing the prescribing and service delivery of nominated supervisees.
Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.

About us

BEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. In Enfield, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its mental health services to provide better and more holistic care.

BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which is the lead provider of forensic mental health services; that managed the devolved New Models of care budget, it delivers MH care across some of the prisons, and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury. We are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. We also provide one of the largest eating disorder services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.

Date posted

23 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£56,388 to £62,785 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-1233

Job locations

Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Person Specification

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

Registered professional healthcare practitioner with UK governing body
Professional registration as an Independent Non-medical prescriber.
Physical capability to travel between sites and in the community for service provision.
Knowledge / experience of prescribing for children's mental health.
Experience of Biopsychosocial assessment and intervention.
High standard written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

CAMHS experience
Experience in NDS services

Person Specification

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

Registered professional healthcare practitioner with UK governing body
Professional registration as an Independent Non-medical prescriber.
Physical capability to travel between sites and in the community for service provision.
Knowledge / experience of prescribing for children's mental health.
Experience of Biopsychosocial assessment and intervention.
High standard written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

CAMHS experience
Experience in NDS services

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)