About this role
Job summary
GY Adult CMHT - Non Medical Prescriber
The Band 7 Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) within the Adult Community Mental Health Team is a senior clinical practitioner responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based care, including autonomous prescribing, to adults with complex mental health needs in community settings. The post holder works as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), contributing advanced clinical expertise to assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing management of service users.
Working within the scope of professional registration and prescribing competencies, the NMP provides specialist interventions, optimises pharmacological treatments, and promotes recovery-focused care aligned with NSFT values, national guidance, and local clinical pathways.
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
* Independently prescribe, review, and optimise medication in accordance with legal frameworks, NICE guidance, and Trust policies.
* Develop, implement, and evaluate person-centred care and treatment plans in collaboration with service users, carers, and the MDT. * Monitor treatment response, manage side effects, and ensure safe prescribing practices, including physical health monitoring. * Provide expert clinical advice and guidance to colleagues on mental health conditions and pharmacological management * Contribute to clinical leadership within the team, supporting service development, quality improvement, and safe practice. * Act as care coordinator for a defined caseload where appropriate, ensuring continuity of care and effective risk management. * Deliver evidence-based psychosocial and therapeutic interventions appropriate to role and training.
About us
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 nursing 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 beautiful countryside. We're an hour and a half away from London and 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.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered first level Nurse Nurse prescribing qualification
Experience Essential
Post registration experience Implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
Desirable
Experience in a clinical setting
Skills / Knowledge Essential
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address Northgate Hospital
Northgate street
Great Yarmouth
NR301BU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)