Job Description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.



We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

Please note, NSFT uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Job overview

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dedicated Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our team on

Rollesby Ward

, a female psychiatric intensive care unit at

Hellesdon

Hospital

on a part time basis (31 hours per week).



As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, you will provide comprehensive care for service users, from initial history taking and clinical assessment to diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care. You will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment and diagnostic skills, for service users in a mental health setting. Your critical thinking in the clinical decision-making process will be essential as you work with the medical team to meet the needs of the service users and provide clinical professional nurse leadership to the nursing team.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:


Conduct thorough risk assessments and provide safe treatment and care. Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions for service users with mental health diagnoses. Rapidly evaluate and modify care plans based on patient conditions and responses. Attend high-risk situations to provide management advice and clinical intervention. Prioritise health problems and initiate effective emergency care. Prescribe and review medication, integrating non-drug-based treatments into care management plans. Promote evidence-based care and support service users in adopting recovery strategies. Communicate effectively with service users, families, carers, and multidisciplinary teams. Maintain accurate records of health assessments and therapeutic interventions.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust is striving to ensure that staff have access to development opportunities, and you can benefit from this. In this role you will also support other staff to develop and learn, to ensure we have a highly skilled workforce who are happy in their roles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

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Qualifications

Essential criteria

RN Mental Health or General Nurse Educated to Master's degree level in relevant subject area Recognised leadership qualification or equivalent experience Independent Prescribing qualification Post registration qualification in speciality #

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working in an acute setting

YOUR APPLICATION



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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.


As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.


This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.