Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
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Job overview
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/Social
Workers), 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
* Registered first level Nurse
* Nurse prescribing qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
* Management of patients with long-term conditions
* Leadership skills Communication skills, both written and verbal ICT skills
Desirable criteria
* Management of staff and teams
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Patient group directions and associated policy
* Health promotion Strategies
Experience
Essential criteria
* Post registration Experience
Desirable criteria
* Experience in a clinical setting
YOUR APPLICATION
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post may be 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.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.