The closing date is 14 September 2025
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year gross per annum
Contract: Permanent
Job summary
We have an opportunity for a Non-Medical Prescriber to join the Community Mental Health Team based at Victoria House in Lowestoft.
We are looking for a Mental Health Clinician, with extensive adult community mental health knowledge, who has completed their Non-Medical Prescribing Course.
Waveney Adult Community team specialise in the working age adults group, based in the Waveney area. We focus on Recovery based interventions and strive to work in partnership with those we care for, their families and their networks.
Are you an experienced clinician who is highly motivated with a range of transferrable skills and is enthusiastic about working with adults experiencing mental health difficulties? We want to hear from you! In exchange you will be well supported within a friendly and well established team, with continuing opportunities for you and your ongoing professional development.
Main duties of the job
- Formulating treatment plans to provide a holistic service to meet mental health and physical health needs.
- To complete comprehensive assessment including assessment and management of risk.
- Undertaking urgent medication reviews.
- Exploring alternatives to admission and advocating for intensive community-based/home treatment options.
- To provide advice, support and guidance where required to the MDT.
- To support staff development and act as a role model to the team, such as demonstrating the behaviours required in line with our Trust values.
- Take part in Quality and Safety Reviews within the Trust.
- Undertake Line Management Supervision within the team for an agreed number of staff.
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).