Independent Prescriber
Job summary
If you are a first level Registered Nurse or a Registered Pharmacist who thrives on working in a community setting and assessing and supporting people with their healthcare issues, we're interested in speaking with you. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Non Medical Prescriber to join our team in North East Lincolnshire.
Main duties of the job
As a Non Medical Prescriber, you will be responsible for carrying out clinical assessment, diagnosis and clinical management in line with both With You and national regulations, policies and procedures. 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. This includes: harm reduction; providing support and advice in relation to substance misuse clinics; where we assess, screen and triage clients, advising on detoxification where appropriate vaccination and blood testing programmes
About us
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. We Are With You.
Job description
Job responsibilities
** Please ensure you have successfully completed the supplementary/independent prescriber course and hold an appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register ** With You is all about working with our clients to find the right path for them to get back to where they want to be and you will play an important role in that journey. Working within one of our services is always busy, sometimes challenging but always rewarding. We work collaboratively to provide the best support and treatment to anyone who needs it. Please note: this advert may close early should sufficient applications be received This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced NMP to join our team in NE Lincs (Grimsby/Cleethorpes) Some flexibility will be required to cover evening work until 7pm About the job You will be used to working effectively as a healthcare professional, as part of a team and collaboratively with other social care contacts to deliver the best outcomes for clients. 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 are looking to speak with Registered Nurses or Pharmacists, who have successfully completed the supplementary/independent prescriber course and hold an appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register. Benefits
Person Specification
Qualifications
- First level nurse registration OR a registered pharmacist (GPhC)
- Successfully completed the supplementary/independent prescriber course and hold an appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register
- Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years' worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check
Experience
- To be effective in this Independent Prescriber role, you will:
- 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
- have knowledge of the issues affecting substance misusers, including the impact on their wider health
- be able to work effectively in a team environment, using collaborative and supportive approaches to your work
- have strong organisational/time management skills, able to manage competing and conflicting demands
- be comfortable and confident using IT packages
- be able to accurately gather and maintain records and information
- A full job description is available upon request.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
We Are With You
Address
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes
DN35 7AQ
https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/
- Company
- We Are With You
- Location
- Cleethorpes, United Kingdom DN35 7AQ
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £40000.00 - £52530.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- We Are With You
- Location
- Cleethorpes, United Kingdom DN35 7AQ
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £40000.00 - £52530.00 a year
- Posted