Independent Prescriber

We Are With You; Wigan; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Birthday/special occasion day off

Enhanced parental leave

Volunteer leave

Pension enrollment

Blue Light Card access

Flexible working

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

We Are With You is recruiting an Independent Prescriber to support our Wigan/Leigh services, developing and evaluating interventions for clients with alcohol and drug use challenges. You will stay abreast of treatment developments and contribute to harm reduction strategies in the community.

The role requires registration as a nurse or pharmacist with an independent prescriber qualification, OST prescribing experience, CPD demonstrated, and strong collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse (RGN/RMN) or pharmacist with independent prescriber registration.
• Completion of supplementary/independent prescriber course and entry on NMC or GPhC register.
• Demonstrated OST prescribing experience.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development (CPD).
• Track record delivering nursing interventions in community settings.
• Experience with healthcare assessments, care planning and key working.
• Evidence of peer working or multi-disciplinary collaboration with external agencies.
• Knowledge of substance misuse issues and impact on wider health.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate interventions with clients in the community.
• Provide harm reduction guidance and support for substance misuse clinics; review prescribed plans.
• Advise on detoxification where appropriate and participate in vaccination and blood testing programmes.
• Reach out to communities to offer proactive support and education.

Skills

Nurse (RGN/RMN)

Independent prescriber course

OST prescribing experience

CPD evidence

Community nursing

Healthcare assessments

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Substance misuse knowledge

Job description

Job Opportunity

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.

Essential Skills

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

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.

DE&I

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 underrepresented 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

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.

Benefits

• 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 if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

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.

Contact

Recruitment Manager: Emily Frost, [e-mail], 07811056955