Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
Dementia Intensive Support Team West Suffolk
Non Medical Prescriber
Are you an experienced nurse looking to join a forward-thinking team? Do you want to support the local community in transformation by being part of the ongoing development of a service?
Our Dementia Intensive Support Team in West Suffolk (DIST) are seeking a Band 7 Prescriber to join their collaborative team.
DIST work with people across the locality with a cognitive impairment and/or dementia with a presentation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). We screen, triage, and assess all referrals into the service, with a focus on positive outcomes for both service users and their carers.
It is an exciting time to join as we’re embracing a new venture with Trust transformation and development regarding referrals, being led by motivating and supportive leadership. We have been further developing the service over the last year with the intention of meeting the changing and complex needs of the people we serve.
We’re based at G block, Bury St Edmunds, and work across the Waveney patch West Suffolk, you’ll have a varied workload and will be supported by the wider MDT.
We are looking for professionals who are caring, supportive, proactive and reflective in their practice. If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!
Complete holistic mental health assessments with Medication review and prescribing.
- Undertake the assessment, planning and delivery of treatment with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
- Communicate decisions about mental health care services, referrals and future support arrangements to people with a mental health care need.
- Be responsible for accurate recording of all patients support, including assessments, reviews, specific prescriptions and day to day contact and discharges.
The successful candidate will join a service with a passion for affecting outcomes for people with dementia, focused on learning, developing, improving, and supporting each other as well as our service users.
General responsibilities include:
- Having a good understanding of community mental health and national dementia agendas.
- Development of robust relationships with partner agencies and services.
- You will be expected to be able to work autonomously and manage your time well.
- You must be able to be able to travel to various locations across West Suffolk
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.
Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
YOUR APPLICATION
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
This post may be 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.
