Independent Prescriber

**Please ensure you have successfully completed the supplementary/independent prescriber course and hold an appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register**

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.

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.

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**

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 tirage clients, advising on detoxification where appropriate
- vaccination and blood testing programmes

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.

**REQUIRED SKILLS**:
To be effective in this Independent Prescriber role, you will:

- be at first level nurse registration 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 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

**DESIRABLE SKILLS**:
A full job description is available upon request

**ABOUT THE COMPANY**:
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.**

IND HP

**BENEFITS**:

- Competitive salary
- 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 - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
- Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
- We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period