Independent Prescriber

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking an experienced Independent Prescriber to join their Greenwich Service. This pivotal role involves delivering evidence-based clinical interventions to individuals affected by substance use, ensuring high-quality service delivery and promoting recovery. The ideal candidate is a registered healthcare professional with experience in clinical services for vulnerable populations. A strong team player with excellent communication skills is essential. The position offers competitive salary and a supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with the ability to prescribe independently.
• Experience in delivering services to individuals with substance use issues.
• Ability to complete assessments and care plans to a high standard.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality service delivery for clients with substance use issues.
• Develop systems and pathways for holistic service delivery.
• Supervise and support colleagues in clinical settings.

Skills

Clinical knowledge of substance use

Effective communication

Record-keeping

Teamwork

Education

Healthcare professional registered with NMC/HCPC/GPhC

Post-graduate qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Case Management Systems (e.g., Nebula)

Job description

Job Summary

his is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced and growing organisation.

We are looking for an experienced Independent Prescriber, for our Greenwich Service, with a background in either nursing or as a pharmacist.

About Us

At Via, our mission is to provide the best health and wellbeing support to as many people as possible, helping them to change their lives for the better.

Last year, we supported over 11,000 people across the UK affected by alcohol and drug use.

Everything we do is driven by our values:

• Care. Care for people is at the heart of everything we do.
• Be human. We are accessible, genuine and humble. Always learning.
• Do the right thing. We are open, honest, stand and inclusive. We get things done.

We want to recruit the very best talent. We believe in nurturing a positive workplace culture where our colleagues feel valued, recognised, empowered, and supported.

Job Details

Date posted: 15 December 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £52,378 to £55,356 a year Including London Weighting if applicable

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: B0427-0290

Job locations: Via, 821 Woolwich Road, London, SE78LJ

Job Responsibilities

Role Purpose Provide high quality service delivery to people who use substances/their significant others. Contribute to the overall performance of designated service(s) to ensure that contractual output targets and high clinical standards are achieved. Provide safe, effective and evidence-based clinical (including prescribed) interventions within the designated service(s)/partnership agencies as required by service configuration.

Key duties and activities of the role: Work as a registered health care professional (prescriber), in designated service(s). Deliver health and wellbeing interventions for designated service(s). Assist in the development of systems, pathways and documents that promote holistic delivery of services (e.g. criminal justice, blood borne viruses). Provide clinical (including prescribing) interventions associated with the designated service(s), ensuring that they are in line with all relevant legislation, best practice guidance, professional and CQC standards and organisational documents. Ensure appropriate clinical management of people who use the designated service(s). Encourage people using services to access education and employment services and holistic health, wellbeing, harm reduction and recovery support activities. Contribute to ensuring effective use of clinical resources (including staffing, consideration of financial and contractual issues) for the designated service(s). Promote and support organisational interface, for example with commissioners, suppliers, primary and secondary care services (including public health, wholesalers, community pharmacy/GPs and hospitals respectively). Assist implementation of (medicines/drug/devices/infection control etc) alert responses in collaboration with the Clinical Department. Be involved in relevant audits, ongoing monitoring and implementation of associated recommendations/action plans. Contribute to the collation and use of clinical data and have involvement in subsequent improvements required, relating to quality/performance indicators. Contribute to the reporting, investigating and resolution of incidents, complaints and disciplinary matters to reduce the risk of recurrence. Provide competency assessment and training of staff/students/volunteers, identify and support development needs of others and support colleagues to develop in their roles to deliver excellent services. Undertake continuing professional development to maintain confidence and competence, to meet organisational and professional regulator revalidation requirements. Work in line with all relevant legislation, best practice guidance, professional and CQC standards and organisational documents.

Provide advice and guidance on clinical (including prescribing) issues to staff working in the designated service(s), as well as other colleagues and partner agencies. Work alongside management and their direct reports to support a one team approach. Where relevant, provide clinical/line management supervision for other staff and support facilitation of relevant meetings/training events.

Person Specification

Qualification: Healthcare professional registered with NMC/HCPC/GPhC. Qualified prescriber, able to prescribe independently (including controlled drugs for the management of substance use). Sound and demonstrable knowledge of clinical/prescribing issues relating to problematic substance use, including appropriate recovery, harm reduction and health promotion interventions. Solution-focused, with an inclusive and innovative approach to service development. Demonstrable ability to deliver an excellent quality level of service to vulnerable people with complex needs. This includes the ability to complete assessments, care and support plans, risk assessments and to complete case recording to a high standard and in a timely way. Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office programs and digital meeting platforms and Case Management Systems such as Nebula. A demonstrable understanding of the Health and Social Care regulatory requirements including the CQC, NICE and any other relevant bodies. A demonstrable commitment to working in partnership with other professionals such as criminal justice agencies, primary care, secondary care, commissioners, community groups and other stakeholders to achieve good outcomes for people who use our services. The ability to work calmly under pressure, ensuring that deadlines are met, and ensure all information is recorded in a timely manner. The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, in different settings (e.g., written, spoken, presented, etc) and to different groups of people. Great team working, communication, interpersonal skills and cooperative approach to supporting colleagues and the whole team to deliver organisational objectives, as well as in working directly with people who use our services and their significant others.

• Relevant post‑graduate qualifications/completion of relevant recognised qualifications e.g. RCGP Drugs Part 1/2 Certificates, CMHP Credentialed (as appropriate).
• Experience of providing clinical services for people who use substances.
• Experience of contributing to audits, performance indicators, incident and complaints management processes and education/learning/professional development.
• Professional affiliation e.g. RCN/RPS/CMHP/Addiction Professionals (as appropriate).
• Experience of providing clinical supervision, line management and appraisals.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details

Employment name: Via

Address: 821 Woolwich Road, London, SE78LJ

Employer's website: https://via.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/vacancy (Opens in a new tab)