# Specialist Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - NMP > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-mental-health-nurse-practitioner-nmp/be8118dc-092a-40a0-adf0-988f985c3f9d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-mental-health-nurse-practitioner-nmp/be8118dc-092a-40a0-adf0-988f985c3f9d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stafford - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per pro per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T14:42:52.622Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Lichfield/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8053109 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8053109?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview It’s an exciting, but challenging time for mental health services for young people in South Staffordshire. We are receiving investment in services to expand provision and have a programme of modernisation in process to provide better, more integrated care along with partners. We are thrilled that the development of our core CAMHS provision means that we can offer a new opportunity for a Specialist Nurse Practitioner V300 Non-Medical Prescriber to join our CAMHS Team to support the needs of our children and young people. In the role you will deliver a high quality, comprehensive mental health service for children and young people with serious and enduring mental health difficulties. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on working with children and young people and their families who experience a complex range of needs and difficulties. You will provide assessments and interventions for CYP as part of the MDT.  You will complement the multi-disciplinary working of the team, providing supervision for other team members, as agreed with the Team lead. In addition, you will participate in team and service development and evaluation. ### Main duties of the job - The assessment of need and delivery of safe and effective interventions for CYP and  managing complex risks, in accordance with recognised clinical guidance. - Managing and co-ordinating a caseload of CYP with complex MH needs including  prescribing and sharing skills within the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). - Supporting and providing clinical leadership on the development of the NMP function within the team. - Working as part of the MDT and in an integrated way with wider teams and services to meet the needs of the CYP & Families. - Offering advice, support and supervision to other healthcare professionals including actual and supervisory prescribing. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role. ## Job Details It’s an exciting, but challenging time for mental health services for young people in South Staffordshire. We are receiving investment in services to expand provision and have a programme of modernisation in process to provide better, more integrated care along with partners. We are thrilled that the development of our core CAMHS provision means that we can offer a new opportunity for a Specialist Nurse Practitioner V300 Non-Medical Prescriber to join our CAMHS Team to support the needs of our children and young people. In the role you will deliver a high quality, comprehensive mental health service for children and young people with serious and enduring mental health difficulties. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on working with children and young people and their families who experience a complex range of needs and difficulties. You will provide assessments and interventions for CYP as part of the MDT. You will complement the multi-disciplinary working of the team, providing supervision for other team members, as agreed with the Team lead. In addition, you will participate in team and service development and evaluation. ## Job Description The assessment of need and delivery of safe and effective interventions for CYP and managing complex risks, in accordance with recognised clinical guidance. Managing and co-ordinating a caseload of CYP with complex MH needs including prescribing and sharing skills within the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). Supporting and providing clinical leadership on the development of the NMP function within the team. Working as part of the MDT and in an integrated way with wider teams and services to meet the needs of the CYP & Families. Offering advice, support and supervision to other healthcare professionals including actual and supervisory prescribing. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with those who may experience complex mental health needs in the community setting. - Experience of working in the role of Care Co-ordinator for those who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs - Experience of making decisions autonomously whilst working with young people and families in the community setting - Experience of assessing and managing complex needs including risk within a structured framework such as CPA/Safeguarding Children frameworks **Desirable** - Experience of working in a CAMHS, crisis or community setting. - Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity. ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Registered Mental Health Nurse - Non Medical Prescriber V300 **Desirable** - Additional Qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Psychological Intervention Training ## Documents - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) - [band 7 specialist mental health nurse practitioner - nmp (pdf, 544.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10342686) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.