Non-Medical Prescriber Nurse (NMP) or Pharmacist Prescriber

NHS; Hereford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care provider is seeking a Non-Medical Prescriber Nurse or Pharmacist Prescriber to join their team in Herefordshire. This role involves managing prescribing for opiate substitutes, conducting detoxifications, and supporting patients' health assessments. The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, organized, and passionate about helping others in recovery.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse or qualified pharmacist with independent prescribing qualification.
• Deep understanding and empathy for clients in recovery.
• Ability to work flexibly across various locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage prescribing for opiates and alcohol detoxifications.
• Attend prescriber meetings and provide health care assessments.
• Create tailored support packages and run planned clinics.

Skills

Confident managing prescribing

Excellent communication

Highly organized

Empathy

Education

Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council

Qualified independent prescriber

Qualification as a pharmacist

Job description

Non-Medical Prescriber Nurse (NMP) or Pharmacist Prescriber

Please Note: A Full UK Driving License and Access to a Vehicle is an Essential Requirement.

At Turning Point, we have been supporting people for over 60 years.

As a community based Non-Medial Prescriber (NMP) or Pharmacist Prescriber at our Herefordshire Recovery Service, youll make a real difference as you empower and enable people to change. Passionate about people, youll receive support to enhance your own life too, as you make the role your own in a friendly and multidisciplinary team.

Our integrated community drug and alcohol service offers support to individuals across Herefordshire in the West Midlands. You will work within a busy prescribing service under the supervision of our Clinical Services Manager and Clinical Lead, alongside our Clinical Team, Team Leaders, specialist Recovery Workers and Volunteers to improve the wellbeing of a wide range of individuals.

Main duties of the job

As a Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) or Pharmacist Prescriber, you will be involved with opiate substitute treatment (OST) interventions, benzodiazepine reductions, alcohol and opiate detoxifications and relapse prevention medications. You will also provide support for health care assessments, administering detoxification medication for clients, administering pabrinex , completing alcohol and opiate detoxification assessments, providing Blood Borne Virus (BBV) screening and vaccinations and will work closely with mental health, physical health and social care services. Youll also help to create a collaborative approach that links Turning Point ever closer to outside professionals and agencies.

You will attend a local prescribers meeting, one to one clinical supervision and national prescriber/clinician meetings which will also support your learning and continuous professional development. Full training and supervision is provided from our Clinical Services Manager and Clinical Lead. You will have a real opportunity to help shape service delivery and contribute to delivering clinically excellent services.

As an employee you will have access to RCNi to assist with revalidation, indemnity insurance and support from the Clinical Lead, Clinical Services Manager, Turning Points Head of Nursing and Head of Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy Services.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Job responsibilities

Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council or a qualified Pharmacist and already a qualified independent prescriber, you will need to be confident managing all aspects of prescribing for opiates and managing alcohol detoxifications.

You will join an established team in Herefordshire, you will need to be an excellent communicator and highly organised, you will have the ability to develop support packages that are creative, flexible, and tailored to the needs of everyone. Youll be able to stay on top of a busy service and use the resources and support around you to achieve great outcomes.

The role will involve running planned clinics and delivering interventions throughout various Herefordshire locations and outreach activities within core service hours with some out of hours; therefore, the ability to work flexibly and be a car owner and travel is essential.

And of course, we're looking for someone who loves talking to people with different needs, is genuinely interested in helping them, and possesses a deep level of empathy, understanding and patience.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council or a qualified Pharmacist and already a qualified independent prescriber

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.