Non Medical Prescriber - Ashbourne, United Kingdom - Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Ashbourne, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 NMP (Non-Medical Prescriber) Senior Mental Health Practitioner with the South Derbyshire Dales PCN.

As part of the NHS Long Term Plan and working alongside DHCFT Living Well Service we have an innovative and unique role integrated within Primary Care Networks.

If you feel you can make a real difference to the mental wellbeing of a local population and are passionate about delivering evidence-based interventions then a career with us could be just what you are looking for.

You will be a valued and respected colleague within both the PCN and DHCFT team. This role is an exciting opportunity to work closely with GP surgeries.

You will be able to help educate and support teams within primary care.

There will be opportunities of innovation as well as continuing training and development opportunities.

GP practices within the PCN are as follows:
Ashbourne Medical Centre

Brailsford and Hulland Medical Centre

Hannage Brook Medical Centre

The Surgery, Clifton Road

The service provides appointments for South Derbyshire Dales General practice registered patients.

The role will provide opportunity to work within the Primary Care Setting and alongside DHCFT Mental Health and the Living well project.

You will have opportunity to help shape the services functionality, outcomes and the overall outlook of the new integration.

You will have opportunity to work with the team to help shape the triaging system.

You will consult with patients within the Derbyshire Dales Practices; this will be a combination of remote consultations and face to face depending on need.

Your role will be a combination of supporting with triage and managing your own intervention consultations as well as reviewing medications effectiveness and side effects, physical effects ( and tasking GP as necessary ) and prescription of suitable medication.

You will consult, taking a brief focused history and conducting a risk assessment, formulation of need and onward plan.

You will work both autonomously and as part of a wider team.

You will also have opportunity to support general practice staff within the Derbyshire Dales primary care networks.

This support will build the confidence of staff in managing mental health, will build the resilience of individual members of staff and improve quality of the service.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years

Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training

Generous NHS pension scheme

Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits

Health service discounts and online benefits

Incremental pay progression

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development opportunities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account

The post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgment, discretion and decision making in clinical care

The post holder will ensure patients receive appropriate investigation, intervention and treatment with mínimal avoidable delays, whilst improving the quality and experience of care.

In collaboration with the Service Manager, to monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through, supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidenced based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.

The post holder will lead and manage a prescribing and clinic service in collaboration with the GPs within the PCN team.

To be responsible for completing specialist mental health assessments and developing pharmacological treatment plans as an autonomous practitioner and to monitor interventions, ensuring compliance in accordance with Trust policy.

To maintain professional standards, ensuring adherence to all relevant policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality care.