Senior Nurse Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) - SCP Response Team in Manchester

Senior Nurse Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) - SCP Response Team

Band 7

Main area Nursing Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-8299075

Site Benchill Annex Town Manchester Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Nurse Practitioner (NMP qualified) to join the new Shared Care Protocol (SCP) Response Team pilot across South & Central West Manchester Community Services.

The SCP Response Team is developing a safe, standardised, and sustainable process for transferring, monitoring, and providing clinical oversight for patients prescribed long-term mental health medication under SCP arrangements between secondary mental health services and primary care.

The team will act as a single point of contact for GPs, provide specialist oversight for stable patients, facilitate annual mental and physical health reviews, and support patient groups who experience difficulties accessing ongoing prescribing services.

The Senior Nurse Practitioner (NMP) will undertake screenings, assessments, review clinics, medication reviews, and physical health monitoring. The post holder will deliver evidence-based pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions and provide specialist clinical advice.

Working collaboratively with service users, carers, families, and partner agencies, the post holder will liaise closely with primary care to ensure effective outcomes. Responsibilities also include mentoring and supervising registered and unregistered staff and students, while supporting service development through the effective collection and analysis of audit, research, and performance data.

Main duties of the job

Experienced Senior Nurse Practitioner and Non-Medical Prescriber with a proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams, students and support staff to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care. Provides clinical leadership in risk assessment, mental health assessment, therapeutic interventions and home treatment pathways. Experienced in recruitment, complaints management, serious incident investigations, report writing and deputising for senior managers.

Skilled in managing complex caseloads and delivering specialist interventions for adults with severe mental illness, including assessment, treatment reviews and prescribing antipsychotic and lithium medication. Provides expert consultation to internal and external services and works collaboratively with primary care, acute services and partner agencies to promote recovery-focused care.

Committed to service improvement through audit, quality improvement, research and policy development. Experienced in producing reports for senior leaders, reviewing Standard Operating Procedures and contributing to service development.

Delivers training, supervision and mentorship to staff, students, GPs and partner agencies, supporting workforce development and professional practice. Maintains high standards through continuous professional development, clinical supervision and appraisal, demonstrating strong leadership, innovation and a commitment to positive outcomes, social inclusion and recovery-focused practice.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person specification

Qualifications

• Up to date Professional Registration (to be maintained), on the appropriate part of the NMC register and hold a current NMC registration.
• Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) Qualification.
• Significant experience working within mental health.
• Post registration training in relevant field.
• Leadership/Management training.

Experience

• Experience of working with service users with complex care needs requiring higher levels of expertise.
• Experience of mentorship and supervision and coordination of staff.
• Experience of working in a multi-agency framework.
• Demonstrate a contribution to change management process.
• Demonstrate experience of problem-solving approaches.
• Experience of positive leadership

Knowledge

• Experience of mentoring students
• Ability to participate in service development processes at a strategic level.
• Detailed knowledge and ability to apply and teach risk management.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Procedures.
• Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, dual diagnosis and complex health and social care needs.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding on the Mental Health Act, MCA, and legal aspects of Mental Health Care.
• An overview of the Trust’s objectives

Skills and Abilities

• Proven ability to work with service users and carers who are distressed.
• A proven ability to work with colleagues from other professions and agencies in a collaborative manner.
• Demonstrate sound leadership qualities and an understanding of management styles.
• Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting.
• Ability to delegate and coordinate.
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Ability to utilise Assessment skills and tools effectively.
• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings.
• Able to maintain accurate and up to date records.
• Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues.
• Ability to identify and minimise risk effectively.
• Working knowledge of Paris system

Other

• There is an occasional requirement to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.
• Flexible approach to working
• Commitment to effective teamwork.
• Commitment to service development and good time management
• Demonstrate a commitment to always respecting and displaying the Trust Values

Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click here .

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here .

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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