Independent Prescriber

withyou; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Cromwell House is a new residential detoxification service delivered through a partnership between With You and Recovery Connections, providing a safe, supportive environment for people undertaking alcohol and opioid detoxification. We are looking for an experienced Independent Nurse Prescriber to join the team and play a key role in establishing and delivering this innovative service.

This role offers a unique opportunity to blend clinical leadership with high-quality substance use treatment in

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Independent Prescribing qualification (V300) and prescribing experience.
• Experience of clinical assessment, risk stratification and medicines management.
• Ability to work autonomously while knowing when to seek senior clinical advice.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments and contribute to decisions about detoxification suitability.
• Independently prescribe and clinically manage detoxification medications within your scope.
• Monitor withdrawal symptoms and response to treatment.
• Review and adjust treatment plans and escalate concerns as needed.
• Provide clinical advice and support to the residential team and GP services.
• Ensure medicines are prescribed, administered and monitored safely.
• Maintain high standards of clinical documentation and risk management.
• Contribute to clinical audit and service development at Cromwell House.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Prescribing

Medicines management

Risk assessment

Communication

Trauma-informed care

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Independent Prescribing (V300)

Job description

Job Description

This is a great role to support work life balance - working Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with no Bank Holiday working, you will provide clinical oversight for residents undertaking planned alcohol and opioid detoxification. You will have robust, supportive management from local With You Clinical Leads and will work closely with our Medicines Management team, Recovery Connections residential staff, community services, pharmacies and other healthcare professionals to ensure each person receives safe, evidence-informed and person-centred care.

You will:

• Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments and contribute to decisions about detoxification suitability and treatment planning.
• Independently prescribe and clinically manage alcohol and opioid detoxification medication within your scope of practice.
• Monitor withdrawal symptoms, response to treatment and emerging physical or psychological risks.
• Review and adjust treatment plans where clinically indicated, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Provide clinical advice and support to the residential team.
• Ensure medicines are prescribed, administered, monitored and managed safely.
• Recognise deterioration and make timely decisions regarding escalation to urgent or specialist medical care.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, community drug and alcohol teams, pharmacies and other healthcare providers.
• Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, safeguarding, risk management and medicines governance.
• Contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement, incident learning and the ongoing development of Cromwell House.

Cromwell House is about more than completing a detox. It is about creating the conditions in which people can begin recovery safely, with dignity and the right support around them.

You will have the opportunity to help shape a new service from the outset, bringing your clinical expertise to a model that combines professional nursing and prescribing with a recovery-focused residential environment.

You will be joining With You, an organisation committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people affected by drug and alcohol use, while working alongside an experienced recovery organisation to deliver something genuinely different. Find out more about us here.

We are looking for a confident and compassionate Independent Nurse Prescriber with substantial experience of working with people affected by drug and/or alcohol dependence.

You will have:

• Registered Nurse status with current NMC registration.
• Independent Prescribing qualification (V300) and prescribing experience appropriate to the role.
• Experience of clinical assessment, risk stratification and medicines management.
• The confidence to work autonomously while knowing when to seek additional senior clinical advice or escalating care.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding, mental capacity, clinical risk and professional accountability.
• Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
• A commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred and non-judgemental care.

Cromwell House - Cromwell Road, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6JE | Residential Alcohol & Opioid Detoxification

Job Description/Person Specification

Help us deliver safe, compassionate detoxification that changes lives.

Cromwell House is a new residential detoxification service delivered through a partnership between With You and Recovery Connections, providing a safe, supportive environment for people undertaking alcohol and opioid detoxification. We are looking for an experienced Independent Nurse Prescriber to join the team and play a key role in establishing and delivering this innovative service.

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse who wants to combine clinical leadership and high-quality substance use treatment within a residential setting.