Specialist Clinical Practitioner (Non- Medical Prescriber)

Specialist Clinical Practitioner (Non- Medical Prescriber)

Location: Exmouth, EX8 4DD
Salary: £46148.00 to £52809.00
Date posted: 25th March 2025
Closing date: 9th April 2025

Our professional responsibility is to reduce the risk of infection to others as far as possible. Getting vaccinated against diseases that can be passed person-to-person in healthcare settings is part of this responsibility. The Trust will provide advice, guidance and support on vaccinations and access to vaccinations where requested.

Job Description:

The post holder will be based at St Johns Court, Exmouth and will be line managed by the Consultant Psychiatrist within the team. They will be responsible for carrying a small caseload, supporting colleagues with complex cases, and providing prescribing advice.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will be expected to cover days at Devon Memory Service (DMS). In the absence of senior colleagues, the post holder will lead team meetings and support with triaging new patients to the team.

As a prescriber in the team, the post holder will support the prescribing needs of care homes and assist in decision-making for the new Post Diagnostic Follow Up (PDFU) Service.

The post holder will monitor and lead improvements in standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, implementation of evidence-based practice, teaching, and supporting colleagues and professional leadership.

About Us

We provide mental health, learning disability, and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high-quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.

Our Values

We recruit based on qualifications & experience, as well as individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's core values, such as commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, and showing respect, dignity & compassion.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. Applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part-time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity, or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job Responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Planning and Organisational Skills

• Developing short to medium-term project-based action plans. Prioritising and adjusting workload to address the changing needs of the organisation. Flexible approach and ability to work independently and on own initiative as well as part of a team. Ability to undertake special projects regarding service improvement and collaborative working with other stakeholders.

Knowledge

• An excellent understanding of the NSF, 5-year forward review for mental health, and Mental Health Act/Mental Health Capacity Act requirements. CPA Process Awareness of community structures and social care options and processes.

Qualifications

• Clinical based Degree, supplemented by postgraduate diploma specialist training, experience, and short courses. Post-basic qualification in specialty Application Non-Medical Prescriber (V300) at level 6. Current registration with the NMC or HCPC.

Experience

• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.

Communication and Working Relationship Skills

• High-level communication skills including: Presentation and facilitation skills; Consultation and engagement skills. Ability to adjust communication effectively to meet the needs of a diverse group including internal and external stakeholders. Good organisational and interpersonal skills, tact and sensitivity. Ability to gain trust and influence significant changes in service delivery through motivation and encouragement, which may be highly complex and sensitive, including some barriers to understanding. Ability to contribute to the supervision and development of others. Confidence to deliver sometimes contentious and difficult messages to a broad range of stakeholders.

Analytical and Judgemental Skills

• Reporting analysis to a range of stakeholders in a manner that is clear and easily understood. Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions. Ability to manage risk. Ability to assess and interpret specialist acute and other patient 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.