Senior Nurse Practitioner with Non-Medical Prescribing responsibility

Senior Nurse Practitioner with Non-Medical Prescribing responsibility

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Senior Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist with Non-Medical Prescribing responsibility Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week Job ref 354-AE-21149

Site Hasting And Rother Assessment And Treatment Service Town Hastings Salary £46,148 – £52,809 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2025 23:59

Come and join us

We\’re looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We\’re an organisation which puts people first. We\’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We\’ll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we\’ll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you\’ll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don\’t forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Hastings and Rother Assessment and Treatment Service (ATS) soon to be part of the Hastings and Rother Neighbourhood Teams (NMHT), for an experienced Registered Nurse looking to advance their career or a registered Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) seeking a new opportunity. Our NMHTs will bring together the existing Primary Care and VCSE service for mental health (Emotional Wellbeing Service), Specialist Community based mental health services (ATS and Specialist Older Adults Mental Health Services) and Access Facilitators to create a new multidisciplinary service.
See more about our vision https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/our-work/our-priorities/mental-health-learning-disability-and-autism/mental-health/community-mh-transformation/

You will have opportunities to work alongside and be part of a varied multidisciplinary (MDT) and multiagency team. The NMP role will be central in ensuring evidence-based treatments for service users who may have multiple and enduring mental health needs.
We are seeking experienced nurses willing to undertake their NMP training. The service will fund training with the expectation that training and registration will be completed within a 12 month period from the date of employment. Progression into the role will be contingent on timely registration. Newly registered and registered NMPs will need to have prior experience of working within a community mental health setting.

Main duties of the job

The role of the NMP will be to provide specialist clinical interventions to service users. It also involves delivery of leadership activities within the team.

Undertaking the assessment, planning and delivery of direct patient care at an advanced level with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within an MDT and multi-agency environment.
Medication review and prescribing and the provision of up to date and accurate prescribing advice
Provide clinical leadership and oversight of referrals, assessment and caseload management. Management and mentorship of clinical staff as required in line with the NMC Code of Conduct and the Trust\’s line management policies and procedures.
Ensuring that systems are in place to co-ordinate information about the take up of the services/treatment pathways and to establish unmet needs and action plans to address those.
Undertake other duties delegated by the Operational Manager in keeping with the scope and authority of the job description.
Ensure through effective leadership and management, continuous service development, improvement, and high-quality service delivery.
To work closely and in partnership with colleagues within our NMHT, Primary Care and their community partner and VSCE organisations in a collaborative way, ensuring that decisions are made that ensure the best care for service users and that there is a seamless pathway
Respond to and effectively manage complaints and incidents within the team.

Working for our organisation

As a Non-Medical Nurse Prescriber in our service, you will work as an integral part of our multi-disciplinary team, where you will have support through an allocated Psychiatrist as your clinical supervisor and training opportunities to enable your own professional development. You can expect to have plenty of opportunities for joint working, career development and training with a clear appraisal structure. We enjoy excellent close working relationships with statutory and non-statutory partners.
We place an emphasis on the wellbeing of our staff. As a Non-Medical Nurse Prescriber with Sussexpartnership you will have a access to:
• Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes
• Flexible working patterns
• Reimbursed parking
• Child care vouchers
• Access to a host of NHS discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
• A position within a trust rated as ‘Outstanding’ for caring and ‘Good’ overall by the CQC
• Generous holiday entitlement (dependent on length of NHS service) starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays
• NHS Pension contributions
Additional Information
• You will be expected to work across the Hastings and Rother area
• This post is currently 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Registered Nurse (Mental Health) educated to degree, Masters level or have other relevant experience/ ability to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge
Post Graduate Certificate in prescribing practice with qualification to be a Non-Medical Prescriber
Evidence of post registration qualification as Nurse Independent/Supplementary Prescriber recorded by the NMC
Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Knowledge/Skill/Experience
Essential
Post registration experience working with individuals with complex mental health needs as a Nurse or Non-Medical Nurse Prescriber
Experience of working confidently as an independent prescriber
Clinical audit including audit of prescribing as well as working knowledge of appropriate assessment tools and outcome measures for secondary care
Demonstrate effective independent risk assessment and risk management experience
Knowledge of the key drivers behind community mental health care and the need for transformation
Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (eg National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines)

Ability to communicate and receive complex and emotive information with staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders
An understanding of effective systems for integrated governance and the management of clinical and non-clinical risks
Line management of clinical and/or non-clinical staff
Experience in a clinical team in NHS within mental health

Other Requirements
Essential
Ability to travel and work/cover across sites

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
• Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group
• Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent, be up to date with Supporting Learners in Practice (SLIP) Training
• Supplementary/Independent Non-Medical Prescribing Module (level 3) or willingness to train in (through trust support and sponsorship)
• Quality Improvement Training

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.

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.

Name Joy Mashawa Job title Service Manager Email address joy.mashawa@nhs.net Telephone number 0300 304 0244 Additional information

Please contact Joy Mashawa (Service Manager) via email on joy.mashawa@nhs.net or via phone on 0300 304 0244 between 9am and 4pm

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