Independent Prescriber

Occy; Wigan; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

With You in Wigan is seeking an Independent Prescriber to join our clinical team serving local communities. The role involves assessing and prescribing for clients, with a focus on harm reduction and integrated care. Training will be provided on the job, and we welcome prescribers new to addiction treatment.

The successful candidate will be a registered nurse or pharmacist with prescriber status, demonstrate OST prescribing experience, and participate in multidisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or pharmacist with independent prescriber status.
• Experience in opioid substitution treatment and community care.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assess and prescribe in community settings as an independent prescriber.
• Provide harm reduction and education on substance misuse.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and external agencies.
• Stay up-to-date with prescriber developments and guidelines.
• Complete training on the job to support service delivery.

Skills

Nurse or Pharmacist

Independent prescriber

OST prescribing experience

CPD evidence

Community health

Care planning

Key working

MDT collaboration

Substance misuse knowledge

Job description

Our vibrant services in Wigan and Leigh provide support to people concerned about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use. We have services in both Wigan and Leigh but much of our work is carried out in the local communities we serve. The service is an integrated drug and alcohol service, delivering an asset based community approach to treatment. We specialise in harm reduction and needle syringe provision, psycho social interventions, opioid substitution treatment, referral to detox and community interventions. Check out what our Wigan and Leigh sites have to offer here.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us on our website.

As an Independent Prescriber, you will be eager to keep up to date with developments in the treatments that you are prescribing and help With You to develop, implement and evaluate the interventions we use with our clients. These include:

• harm reduction
• providing support and advice in relation to substance misuse clinics; where we assess and review prescribed treatment plans
• advise on detoxification
• vaccination and blood testing programmes

It's not just about those people who actively engage with our service though - you will also be reaching out to those in our communities to offer proactive support and education.

We'd be excited to see the following in your application:

• be a Registered General Nurse, Registered Mental Nurse or a Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)
• have successfully completed the supplementary/independent prescriber course and hold an appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register
• be able to demonstrate OST prescribing experience
• be able to evidence your continuous professional development
• have a successful track record of delivering nursing interventions in a community setting
• be able to demonstrate your experience of healthcare assessments, care planning and key working
• be able to evidence peer working or working within a multi-disciplinary team, and collaborating with external agencies
• have knowledge of the issues affecting substance misusers, including the impact on their wider health

Join us as an Independent Prescriber in Wigan.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to expand our large clinical team and help us reach underserved communities struggling with substance misuse in Wigan.

If you are a first level Registered Nurse or a Registered Pharmacist who thrives working in a community setting, assessing and supporting people with their healthcare issues, this might be just the role for you.

Full training will be provided on the job, therefore prescribers without a background in addiction treatment are welcome to apply.

Closing date: 7th November 2026. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.