Non-Medical Prescriber

Change Grow Live; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Change Grow Live, a UK charity, seeks a Non-Medical Prescriber in Eastbourne. This full-time role involves delivering recovery-oriented alcohol and drug intervention services, prescribing medications, and liaising with service users while promoting health and wellbeing. Offering a competitive salary and generous benefits, including 25 days holiday, flexible arrangements, and CPD opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Flexible working arrangements

Paid Wellness hour each week

Contributory pension scheme

Annual reimbursement of NMC fee

Refer a Friend voucher scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacist with current GPhC registration and 2 years’ post qualification experience.
• 1 year’s experience in substance misuse treatment.
• Full driving licence and access to own transport.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate treatment/interventions for service users.
• Prescribe and review medication in accordance with evidence-based practice.
• Communicate effectively with service users and external stakeholders.

Skills

Harm reduction knowledge

Health promotion interventions

Effective communication

Education

Current GPhC registration

Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber

Job description

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our NMP’s are integral members of our multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams, delivering recovery orientated alcohol and drug intervention services. Offering care for presenting clients, prescribing and/or making amendments to prescriptions of opiate and/or alcohol substitute treatments and other related medications, they take a lead role in developing the prescribing clinic, acting as a point of contact for other workers and partner agencies around prescribing issues.

Where Eastbourne

Hours Full time, 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary Range £47,792.23 - £53,329.99 (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)

• Please note Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
  
  
  

About the role

• Assess, diagnose, plan; implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for service users
• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness appropriate to service user needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and local protocols, and within scope of practice
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the service user in complex, urgent or emergency situations seeking immediate advice and direction from the Clinical Lead if needed
• Assess, update, and refer service users for BBV vaccination and immunisation programmes. Support service users to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles
• Communicate effectively with service users and carers, anticipating barriers to communication and recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
• Maintain effective communication within the organisational environment and with external stakeholders, acting as an advocate for service users and colleagues where necessary
• Provide sessions in rural areas and evening clinics.
• Cover staff leave across the County where needed
• Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
• Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation. Be actively involved in the annual appraisal system
  
  
  

About you

• Qualified pharmacist with current GPhC registration and two years’s post qualification experience OR Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber
• At least one year’s relevant and recent experience of working within substance misuse treatment or related fields.
• Sound and demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions
• Ability to assess and recovery plan service users and formulate written reports as necessary
• Ability to communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing
• Full driving licence and access to own transport, or ability to demonstrate easy movement between services, if necessary
• Provision of at least one evening clinic per week
  
  
  

What we will give to you

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day per year to 30 days holiday (+ bank holidays) during your first 5 years’ service
• Flexible working arrangements
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Protected CPD time
• Free access to the RCNi learning platform
• Annual reimbursement of your NMC fee
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• Protected monthly NMP forums
• Refer a Friend voucher scheme
  
  
  

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.

CGL points 43 to 48 (£47,792.23 - £53,329.99)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

17/6/2025

Bettina Baier | [e-mail]

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.