Band 7 Specialist Nurse (Non-Medical Prescriber)
Join our innovative mental health team and play a key role in improving outcomes for adults across Hull Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) and Primary Care Mental Health Networks (PCMHNs).
As a Band 7 Specialist Nurse Prescriber, you will lead specialist medication reviews, provide expert prescribing advice, and deliver evidence-based treatments for individuals with complex mental health needs. You'll run your own Non-Medical Prescribing clinics, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to optimise treatment, support recovery, and deliver person-centred care.
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside Consultant Psychiatrists and Clinical Leads, contributing to high-quality, safe, and effective services. You'll support specialist medication monitoring, including Clozapine and depot antipsychotics, while ensuring compliance with NICE guidance and Trust standards.
If you're a motivated and experienced prescriber looking to make a real difference in community mental health, we'd love to hear from you.
£750 Refer a Friend Scheme – Know someone who would be a great addition to our team? Hull CMHT is eligible for the referrer and successful candidate can receive a £750 payment (terms and conditions apply).
Relocation Support Available – Relocating to join us? Financial support may be available in line with the Trust's Relocation Policy to help you make the move and settle into your new role.
Provide specialist assessment, prescribing, medication reviews and medicines optimisation for adults receiving care within Hull Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) and Primary Care Mental Health Networks (PCMHNs), ensuring care is delivered in line with evidence-based practice, NICE guidance and Trust policies.
Deliver dedicated Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) clinics, undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments, initiating and reviewing treatment plans, and monitoring the effectiveness and safety of prescribed medication.
Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to develop and implement holistic, person-centred care plans incorporating pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to support recovery and positive clinical outcomes.
Provide expert advice and consultation to clinicians, care coordinators, GPs and partner agencies regarding psychotropic medication, medicines optimisation and safe prescribing practice.
Support service performance, quality standards and key performance indicators. Lead on the monitoring and review of high-risk medicines, including Clozapine, long-acting injectable antipsychotics and Sodium Valproate, ensuring compliance with local and national safety requirements.
Contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement initiatives, while providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to colleagues and students.
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
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