Independent Non Medical Prescriber Clinical Lead

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and service user-focused team dedicated to transforming lives through effective mental health care. This role as an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber Clinical Lead offers the opportunity to provide vital support to clients struggling with substance misuse. You will be responsible for conducting comprehensive assessments, managing complex prescribing needs, and collaborating with various agencies to promote recovery. In a supportive environment that values care and empowerment, you will have access to excellent training opportunities and a range of benefits. If you are passionate about making a difference in the community, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Opportunity to work bank shifts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Qualified as an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber with experience in substance misuse.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive assessments for complex client needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide non-medical prescribing service for substance misusing clients.
• Collaborate with clients and agencies to promote recovery from substance misuse.
• Conduct clinical reviews and update care plans.

Skills

Independent Non-Medical Prescribing

Substance Misuse Knowledge

Clinical Assessment Skills

Crisis Management

Education

Qualified as an INMP within substance misuse

Qualified as an INMP

Job description

Independent Non Medical Prescriber Clinical Lead

Band 7

Main area: mental health

Grade: Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 364-A-8491-A

Site: 5a Queen Street, Town Colchester

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum or pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 15/01/2025 23:59

About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk.

• We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
• We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT).

Our vision and values

Our Vision: “To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.

Our Purpose: “We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.

Our Values

• We Care
• We Empower

Our strategic objectives

• We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
• We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
• We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
• We will help our communities to thrive.

Job overview

To provide non-medical (independent) prescribing service for substance misusing clients; to be responsible for substitute prescribing for complex clients, and to provide advice and guidance on prescribing issues to a team of practitioners.

To provide controlled drug and medical withdrawal from alcohol prescribing as an independent prescriber and a supplementary prescriber (in accordance with agreed clinical management plans) to substance misusing clients, within their sphere of competence.

To carry out comprehensive assessments of clients presenting to the service in need of substitute prescribing jointly with non-statutory partners.

To accurately assess the multiple needs of this complex client group.

Main duties of the job

• To work collaboratively with clients, service colleagues and other agencies to promote recovery from drugs/alcohol misuse.
• To provide advice and decisions to other service members and partner agencies in relation to crisis situations, conditions and treatment plans.
• To promote the health needs of clients with complex issues.
• To carry out clinical review of clients and update care and treatment plans.
• To comply with nationally agreed, Trust and statutory policies and clinical guidance.
• To undertake non-medical prescribing duties following appropriate accredited training.
• To work within Specialist Prescribing Substance Misuse services.

We are a friendly, dynamic and service user focused team working closely with many partnership agencies.

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role involves providing non-medical (independent) prescribing service for substance misusing clients and conducting comprehensive assessments.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualified as an INMP within substance misuse
• Qualified as an INMP

Experience

• Experience working within substance misuse
• Experience as a qualified nurse

Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment.

Important Professional References

Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references covering your last three years of employment history.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS, we continue to encourage vaccination uptake.

Come and work at EPUT and make a difference in people’s lives.