Non Medical Prescriber (Ref: 0079ZA)

We Are With You; Wigan; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity is looking for a Non Medical Prescriber in Wigan to provide support for substance misuse issues. The ideal candidate will be a Registered Nurse or Pharmacist with specific training and experience in a community setting. You will play a crucial role in supporting individuals in need and enhancing public health interventions. This role includes benefits such as 28 days annual leave, flexible working, and a supportive environment.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Extra day off for your birthday

Enhanced parental leave

Paid volunteer leave

Pension scheme

Access to a Blue Light Card

Flexible working opportunities

£500 bonus for successful referrals

Qualifications

• Must hold an appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register.
• Must have completed the supplementary/independent prescriber course.
• Must demonstrate experience of healthcare assessments, care planning and key working.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and advice in relation to substance misuse clinics.
• Advise on detoxification and vaccination programmes.
• Conduct healthcare assessments and develop treatment plans.

Skills

OST prescribing experience

Community nursing experience

Healthcare assessments

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Knowledge of substance misuse issues

Education

Registered General Nurse/Registered Mental Nurse/Registered Pharmacist (GPhC)

Supplementary/Independent prescriber course

Job description

Overview

All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.

Main duties of the job

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 here. As a Non Medical 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.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Closing date: Friday 7th November. This role is to join us as a Non Medical Prescriber in Wigan. We offer an exciting opportunity to expand our clinical team and help 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. Please contact Gemma Davies () or Lyndsey Evans () if you would like to arrange an informal discussion or visit regarding this role. Full training will be provided on the job, therefore non-medical prescribers without a background in addiction treatment are welcome to apply.

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 here. As a Non Medical 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

To be effective in this job you will:

• 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

DE&I and Accessibility

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. We also provide a guaranteed interview scheme for veterans and for candidates with a disability who meet essential criteria. If you have a disability or a learning difficulty, we will make reasonable adjustments to help you perform at your best.

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 for savings
• Flexible working opportunities and wellbeing resources
• Refer a Friend scheme with £500 bonus for successful referrals

Person Specification and Qualifications

• Qualifications: be a Registered General Nurse, Registered Mental Nurse or a Registered Pharmacist (GPhC); have completed the prescriber course and be on NMC or GPhC register; OST prescribing experience; CPD evidence; community nursing experience; healthcare assessments, care planning and key working; collaboration with multidisciplinary teams; knowledge of substance misuse issues.

Disclosure

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.