Job summary
Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Hi my name is Joanne White following service developments within the Wakefield IHBTT Older People's Team, we are excited to offer an opportunity to recruit two Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Nurse Prescribing) to join our dedicated and innovative team.

We are a team who prides itself on being dynamic, responsive, and committed to continually developing its ways of working to meet the changing needs of service users and wider Trust priorities. You will be encouraged to contribute ideas, lead improvements, and help shape future developments within the service.

You will be an integral part of the team, using your non medical prescribing skills to support treatment for Older People in a mental health crisis.

If you are passionate about delivering high-quality care for older people in crisis and are looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership and prescribing skills within a supportive and progressive team, we would love to hear from you.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

Main duties of the job
Our service operates 7 days a week, from 8:00am to 8:00pm, providing intensive, home-based treatment and support to people aged 65 and over experiencing mental health difficulties. This role is vital in ensuring that service users on our caseload have timely access to treatment and interventions whilst experiencing a mental health crisis. The post involves working 12-hour shifts across the 7-day service, you will respond to crisis referrals formulating plans of care and treatment.

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, you will play a key role within the team's leadership structure, providing clinical expertise and supporting colleagues with day-to-day clinical decision-making.

We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, and forward-thinking practitioners who are passionate about improving outcomes for older people. You will have a strong understanding of the physical, mental, and social needs of older adults and be able to use this knowledge to support holistic assessment, treatment planning, and delivery of care in a crisis setting.

In return, you will receive excellent clinical and managerial support within a highly experienced and welcoming team. We are committed to your ongoing professional development and will provide opportunities to further consolidate your Non-Medical Prescribing practice, strengthen your leadership skills, and contribute to service innovation.

About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Details
Date posted: 27 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9378-W1535
Job locations: Oasis Centre, Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield, WF1 3SP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will work in the Intensive Home Based Treatment Team as a Non Medical Prescriber; face to face contact with service users will be an integral component of the role alongside working closely with medical staff in the Intensive Home Based Treatment Team. The post holder will lead on providing expert knowledge to members of the Intensive Home Based Treatment Team, also participating in education, development and support to team colleagues.

The post holder will practice as a non-medical prescriber (independent/supplementary prescribing) in accordance with the Trusts non-medical prescribing policy and protocols

Prescribe as an independent/supplementary prescriber within ones scope of competency and in accordance with Trust and national policies

Following national training and a period of actively prescribing as a supplementary prescriber, to work as an independent non-medical prescriber within the designated areas of clinical practice

Be responsible and accountable for the assessment of the patient with diagnosed and undiagnosed conditions and for decisions about the clinical management required including prescribing as agreed with Consultant Psychiatrist

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.

The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

KEY RESULT AREAS:
The post holder will work across the localities supporting an agree caseload. The post holder will:-

• Provide advice and support to other clinicians acting as a source of expertise
• Prescribe for the patients mental health needs and the management of drug-related complications within their own sphere of competence
• Promote the health needs of clients with complex issues and within their sphere of competence provide interventions for these needs
• Promote clinical excellence by complying with agreed Trust and statutory policies and clinical guidance, while maintaining own clinical competencies in this role
• Work in close collaboration with medical personnel regarding prescribing protocols, policies etc. and where necessary work closely with the independent prescriber in developing and delivering clinical management plans for clients
• Work within relevant NMC/RPSGB and any other appropriate statutory requirements
• Work as an independent non-medical prescriber within areas as required and designated, taking responsibility for the clinical assessment of the patient, establishing a diagnosis and the clinical management required
• Be responsible for stopping or prescribing where necessary and the appropriateness of any prescription issue being responsible for prescribing a range of drugs within their competence in accordance with the Trust protocols and British National Formulary (BNF)
• Carry out appropriate risk assessment regarding prescribing and non-prescribing interventions and implement appropriate interventions to manage the risks
• Write prescriptions in accordance with Trust policy taking full responsibility for the patient as well as for the medicines prescribed as agreed with the medical prescriber
• Ensure that appropriate records are made in the patients Systm one notes which identify postholder as the independent/supplementary prescriber
• Ensure that a GP is notified when a patient is seen as an out-patient in the event that the prescription is changed in accordance with service policies
• Responsibility for ensuring that the non-medical prescribing is recorded in line with Trust policy and procedures
• Communicate fully to those patients who are unable to communicate or give consent, ensuring that the benefits of non-medical prescribing are documented fully and to provide reassurance to both the patient and the carer that postholder is fulfilling the role of the doctor in this regard, including providing patient information leaflet
• Assist with the development of policies and inform development of non-medical prescribing across the Trust
• Take the lead on policy, procedural development and patient information development of non-medical prescribing across the Mental Health Service.
• Undertake auditing and monitoring of prescribing in postholders own designated areas of Practice
• Be responsible for ensuring the security and safe handling of FP10 prescription forms and to report any loss or theft as per Trust guidelines
• as an independent non-medical prescriber, prescribe medication as an independent prescriber within their own sphere of competence and the bounds of their approved prescribing status in accordance with the Trust non-medical prescribing policy.
• Promote patient choice and understanding when communicating assessment outcomes or prescribing medicines, including provision of high quality information both written and verbal to support this.
• In the event of adverse drug reaction, to be accountable for ensuring that the GP/Consultant is advised accordingly
• Participate in patient satisfaction survey design and obtain feedback on patients views on non-medical prescribing
• Act as a mentor and guide for supplementary non-medical prescribers and to provide clinical supervision, ensuring that any short falls/concerns form part of the CPD
• Be accountable for ensuring that training, CPD and clinical supervision sustains independent prescribing status
• Request necessary clinical investigations such as blood tests and communicate results to all appropriate clinicians
• Provide/ refer for appropriate health and social care interventions according to service users recovery Goals
• Assess health and social care needs as part of an integrated team, and implement /request packages of care where appropriate

For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.

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Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience of working as non medical prescriber
• Experience in senior role in care of people with a mental illness.
• Contributed to and Worked as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of implementing protocols and clinical guidelines

Desirable

• Service Development
• Working with families and carers

Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential

• Current philosophy underpinning mental health community care provision.
• Awareness of accountability of own and others roles in a nurse-led service
• Leadership skills Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Awareness of national policy in relation to service user group

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of cultural and diversity issues.
• Specialist health needs of people with a mental illness.
• Mental health needs
• Complex health needs
• Challenging Behaviours

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Self Motivated
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Enthusiasm
• Ability to work under pressure
• A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
• Flexible

Physical Attributes
Essential

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
• A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Qualifications
Essential

• RMN
• Relevant teaching qualification
• Recognised qualification in non - medical prescribing
• Supplementary Prescriber
• Independent Prescriber

Desirable

• Evidence of additional academic study at Diploma /Degree level

Training
Essential

• Postgraduate study to Masters Level or equivalent in a field related to nursing and mental health.
• To be willing to undertake post graduate training to further skills, knowledge and expertise
• Evidence of continued professional development

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Oasis Centre, Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield, WF1 3SP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Joanne White
Joanne.white@swyt.nhs.uk
01924316258

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.