Independent Prescriber
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Job summary
With You is recruiting an experienced Independent Nurse Prescriber to lead clinical oversight in a new residential detoxification service in Middlesbrough. The role focuses on safe, evidence-informed detoxification for alcohol and opioids, with regular Monday–Friday hours and no bank holidays.
You will collaborate with Medicines Management and residential staff to deliver person-centred care. You will supervise clinical governance, documentation, safeguarding and risk management, ensuring
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Independent Prescribing qualification (V300) and prescribing experience.
- Significant experience in substance use treatment and detoxification.
- Strong knowledge of alcohol and opioid withdrawal and associated risks.
- Experience of clinical assessment, risk stratification and medicines management.
- Ability to work autonomously with appropriate escalation when needed.
- Understanding safeguarding, mental capacity, clinical risk and accountability.
- Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
- Commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred and non-judgemental care.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Skills
Job description
Cromwell House - Cromwell Road, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 6JE | Residential Alcohol & Opioid Detoxification 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.
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.
- 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.
- Registered Nurse status with current NMC registration.
- Independent Prescribing qualification (V300) and prescribing experience appropriate to the role.
- Significant experience in substance use treatment and detoxification.
- Strong knowledge of alcohol and opioid withdrawal and associated risks.
- 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.
About Company WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland. Our name reflects who we are - a positive place where people can progress, connect with others and get friendly, expert help in a way that’s right for them. Our staff team changes lives. If you’re passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, we’d love to hear from you.
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from under‑represented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best. Please note that you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, undergo an enhanced DBS check, to be considered for a role at WithYou. Please review our recruitment FAQs before submitting your application. Internal Applicants - please note that fixed term roles will be offered as secondments.
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
- Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme
- Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
- Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
- We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable once your recommended friend has been employed for 6 months
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