Job overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a band 7 Non-Medical Prescriber to cover Maternity leave and to lead clinical practice for our Great Yarmouth and Waveney Access and Assessment Team (AAT).

Please note this is a fixed term role of 6 months to cover maternity leave.

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

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 the community supporting working age adults with mental health difficulties. You will need to have a sound understanding of the Care Programme Approach and be able to demonstrate your abilities in risk management. You will be part of the triage and assessment process managing referrals from our GP surgeries and other local services.

We enjoy excellent close working relationships with all statutory and non-statutory partners in developing Recovery based care plans. 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.