Clinical Nurse Specialist/Non Medical Prescriber
Band 7
Main area: Specialist Perinatal Mental Health
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (Office hours, 9-5pm)
* Part time
* Flexible working
Job ref: 350-CC7125247
Site: Hollins Park Hospital
Town: Warrington
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/05/2025 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
Job Overview
The Cheshire & Mersey Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service has grown significantly following a successful bid for NHSE Long Term Plan funding, allowing our dedicated team to support more women experiencing moderate-severe mental health problems within the perinatal period, through the delivery of multidisciplinary specialised care.
We're seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist, who is a qualified Non-Medical Prescriber with a "think family approach", to be based in our Mid Mersey team. This practitioner will be passionate about providing excellent care to women and families, with a specific interest in reducing health inequalities through proactive engagement work.
A development post would also be considered for suitable candidates (band 6 to band 7) for those with the relevant experience, who are willing to complete the appropriate prescriber course (V300). Development into a band 7 position would be dependent on completion of this course (mandatory part of the post).
*For development post applicants, min. three years post-registration clinical experience/part-time equivalent is required, of which at least one year immediately preceding application to the training programme should be in the clinical area in which they intend to prescribe; the applicant should also possess prior competencies in the therapeutic area/areas in which they will prescribe.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Deliver a highly specialised clinical service to service users and the wider healthcare team.
2. Be proactive with audit, research, education, and training.
3. Plan and deliver nurse-led clinics and interventions.
4. To prescribe and monitor medication to patients under the care of the specialist perinatal mental health team.
5. Support service development by responding to local needs.
6. Facilitate training for GPs and other Primary Care staff.
7. Provide ongoing guidance and supervision for staff within the team.
8. Establish performance monitoring systems for reporting purposes.
9. Be accountable for own practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Appropriate prescriber (V300)
* Registration with relevant professional body
* Degree or equivalent qualification
* Evidence of CPD/Short courses
* Clinical Examination and Diagnostics (or working towards)
Knowledge/Experience
* Demonstrable post-registration/qualification experience in specialist area
* Experience of management and clinical leadership
* Experience of successful multi-agency working
* Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others
* Evidence of being able to communicate complex, sensitive information
* Understanding how other agencies work
* Awareness of current national and local agenda in NHS and Social Care
* Experience of delivering education and training programmes in specialist area
Skills
* IT literate
* Ability to work under pressure and manage a diverse workload.
* Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
* Ability to network with multidisciplinary colleagues
* Self-management and motivation skills
* Report writing skills
* Confidence to challenge poor practice
* Ability to travel to work across boundaries
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