Non Medical Prescriber HAST
| Posting date: | 26 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 March 2026 |
| Location: | sheffield, S1 4RH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9457-26-0062 |
Summary
Carry out comprehensive Mental Health assessment and reviews to formulate care plans and treatments based on the best available evidence to improve health outcomes. Manage a caseload of clients/services users. Ensure patient information is collated, monitored and fully accurate, maintaining complete and contemporaneous records in line with NMC/ professional bodies and Trust standards. Promote the involvement and engagement of clients/services users and carer relatives in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care. Work within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective care plans and treatments are in place for highly complex clients/services users. Work collaboratively and ensure maintenance of effective multi-disciplinary communication and with other professionals, agencies and stakeholders to ensure needs are met in relation to care input, support for ongoing care needs and safe discharge. Communicate highly complex information about clients/services users conditions to multi-disciplinary team colleagues, to ensure effective delivery of patient treatments. Use expert knowledge to clinically lead and enable others to deliver best practice across the service. Lead and support others to recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations including the assessment and management of risk. Ensure understanding of own and others level of accountability and responsibility when delegating tasks and duties Lead, participate in and cooperate with concerns, complaints and investigations as required. To provide an Independent Prescriber service in accordance with the clinical setting agreed with the Line Manager. This will include initiating, titrating, and optimising pharmacological treatment for Adult Mental Health. To perform physical health monitoring specific to individual psychiatric medications and the NICE guidelines To record all interactions and interventions with clients/services users into their medical records. To receive specific supervision from suitably trained staff relating to the non-medical prescribing role. To attend and contribute to the Trusts Non-Medical Prescribing Forum (minimum of 3 times per year). To provide advice to clients/service users and carers about safe and effective use of medicines. To conduct risk assessments and take appropriate action when reviewing clients/service users. To record all interactions and interventions with clients/services users into their medical records. Ensure effective communication with primary care and related healthcare professionals about review outcomes, treatment plans and referrals, normally through typed letters. Liaise with the clients/services users General Practitioner when as any matters arise To be responsible for the safety and security of the FP10 prescription pads in accordance with the Trust (and CCG where appropriate policies and procedures).