Non-Medical Prescriber - Advice and Guidance Service
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a fixed-term Band 7 Non-Medical Prescriber role within the Advice and Guidance Service, supporting the Central Locality Mental Health Advice and Guidance service. The post holder will provide timely, evidence-based advice on mental health medication queries from primary care clinicians. They will use advanced clinical assessment and prescribing knowledge to support safe treatment decisions and medicines optimisation. The role involves collaborative work with pharmacists, medical colleagues, and primary care teams.
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Nurse prescribing qualification
- Post registration Experience
- Implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and Mentorship
- Experience in a clinical setting
- Awareness of local and national health policies
- Patient group directions and associated policy
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Nurse prescribing qualification
- Post registration Experience
- Implementing protocols and clinical guidelines
- Teaching and Mentorship
- Experience in a clinical setting
- Awareness of local and national health policies
- Patient group directions and associated policy
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Non-Medical Prescriber - Advice and Guidance Service
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Non-Medical Prescriber to join our established team of Advanced Clinical Mental Health Pharmacists, supporting the Central Locality Mental Health Advice and Guidance service.
This is a fixed-term opportunity for 12 months and offers the successful candidate the chance to be part of a developing and innovative team working across the interface between primary and secondary mental health care.
The post holder will provide timely, evidence-based advice in response to mental health medication queries submitted by primary care clinicians through the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS). Working within their professional scope of competence, they will use advanced clinical assessment and prescribing knowledge to support safe and effective treatment decisions, medicines optimisation and appropriate onward care.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with Advanced Clinical Mental Health Pharmacists, medical colleagues, GPs, primary care teams and wider multidisciplinary services. They will act as a source of specialist advice, support effective communication between services and help primary care clinicians make informed decisions for people with mental health needs.
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