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
* Developing robust relationships with partner agencies and services
* Being able to work autonomously and manage time well
* Travel to various locations across Great Yarmouth and Waveney
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered first level Nurse
Experience
* Implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
* Experience in a clinical setting
Skills / Knowledge
* Awareness of accountability of own and other's roles in a nurse-led service
* Management of patients with long-term conditions
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.
£49,387 to £56,515 a year gross per annum
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