Non-Medical Prescriber
Salary: from £42,420 - £51,800 dependent on experience and qualifications
Hours: 35 per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Sandwell (Smethwick)
Contract: Permanent
Ref: 1051
We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, and experienced Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) to join our clinical team in Sandwell. You will have an in-depth knowledge of the issues affecting people with substance misuse and alcohol complexities. You will be driven by safe practice, compassion, and a desire to help people be healthier and well.
This position requires a qualified nurse or advanced clinical practitioner with appropriate and valid registration with either the NMC or GPHC and relevant experience.
You will have experience working with people with complex needs, including substance misuse, and a commitment to making the lives of our service users healthier and safer by providing a high-quality service. You will need a strong harm reduction approach to your work and a commitment to providing a caring, compassionate, and safe ethos for our service users. You will need knowledge of general health issues affecting people who use drugs and alcohol and have a good understanding of the relevant legislation, including safeguarding and clinical guidelines for our patient group.
You will need to be comfortable with the recovery principles in addictions, ITEP, and NICE guidance on detoxification and stabilisation protocols. You will be able to demonstrate skills to ensure that the care delivered is specific and evidence-based while adhering to service users’ needs. Your prescribing work will be carried out flexibly, incorporating on-site clinics as well as some outreach and satellite locations across Sandwell. You will need to be flexible in your approach and accommodate delivering alternative treatment options/projects to meet service needs and to build our ethos of meeting people where they are at.
You will have a willingness and desire to work in a dynamic and responsive environment and be able to demonstrate your ability to effectively communicate with colleagues, service users, and external teams across the borough. You should also be flexible and able to travel around the borough easily. Equality of opportunity and treatment is very important to us, so you will need to have a non-judgemental and inclusive attitude towards colleagues and service users.
The post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Closing date: 2 February 2025.
Interview date: 11 February 2025.
We are an inclusive employer, committed to promoting equality and diversity in all areas of our work.
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