This band 7 post sits in the CAMHS Outpatients pathway at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where a non-medical prescriber holds a caseload of young people referred for mental health assessment. The core work is assessing and diagnosing young people, starting treatment including medication, and running nurse-led clinics. Beyond the caseload, the role includes supervising and line managing colleagues, and it requires a full UK driving licence and access to a car.
What the job involves
- Undertake mental health assessments and diagnosis of children and young people in CAMHS outpatients
- Initiate treatment, including medication, as a non-medical prescriber
- Hold and manage a medication caseload
- Monitor and review medications for mental health conditions with the wider team
- Assess physical health and monitor in line with safe prescribing
- Run nurse-led clinics independently
- Assess new referrals alongside multidisciplinary team colleagues
- Provide clinical supervision and line management of staff in line with NMC and trust policies
- Support the development of other team members
- Liaise with CAMHS colleagues on selected cases
- Work alongside consultants, doctors, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists and mental health practitioners
Qualifications
- Qualified as a non-medical prescriber
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
Experience
- Experience as a non-medical prescriber
- Significant experience of working autonomously in a multiagency setting
Checks & eligibility
- Permission to work in the UK
- Full UK driving licence
- Access to a car during working hours
- DBS disclosure where required, cost met by the individual
What’s offered
- Staff development opportunities to build skills and knowledge
- Flexible working hours, Monday to Friday
- Requests for alternative hours considered under the flexible working policy
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
