diff --git a/app/notify_client/notification_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/notification_api_client.py
index 1f026eb9d..7cb4bde86 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/notification_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/notification_api_client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from app.notify_client import NotifyAdminAPIClient
+from app.notify_client import _attach_current_user, NotifyAdminAPIClient
 
 
 class NotificationApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
@@ -55,5 +55,14 @@ class NotificationApiClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
                 params=params
             )
 
+    def send_notification(self, service_id, *, template_id, recipient, personalisation=None):
+        data = {
+            'template_id': template_id,
+            'to': recipient,
+            'personalisation': personalisation,
+        }
+        data = _attach_current_user(data)
+        return self.post(url='/service/{}/send-notification'.format(service_id), data=data)
+
     def get_notification(self, service_id, notification_id):
         return self.get(url='/service/{}/notifications/{}'.format(service_id, notification_id))
diff --git a/tests/app/notify_client/test_notification_client.py b/tests/app/notify_client/test_notification_client.py
index a794c4241..fcea96dd5 100644
--- a/tests/app/notify_client/test_notification_client.py
+++ b/tests/app/notify_client/test_notification_client.py
@@ -35,6 +35,20 @@ def test_client_gets_notifications_for_service_and_job_by_page(mocker, arguments
     mock_get.assert_called_once_with(**expected_call)
 
 
+def test_send_notification(mocker, logged_in_client, active_user_with_permissions):
+    mock_post = mocker.patch('app.notify_client.notification_api_client.NotificationApiClient.post')
+    NotificationApiClient().send_notification('foo', template_id='bar', recipient='07700900001')
+    mock_post.assert_called_once_with(
+        url='/service/foo/send-notification',
+        data={
+            'template_id': 'bar',
+            'to': '07700900001',
+            'personalisation': None,
+            'created_by': active_user_with_permissions.id
+        }
+    )
+
+
 def test_get_notification(mocker):
     mock_get = mocker.patch('app.notify_client.notification_api_client.NotificationApiClient.get')
     NotificationApiClient().get_notification('foo', 'bar')