Independent Prescriber

**About the role**:
**An exciting opportunity has arisen to expand our clinical team and help us reach underserved communities struggling with substance misuse in Shropshire. This role will be working within a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team as part of the Reset Project. This project falls under the government's Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Grant (RSDATG) which funds local areas to implement evidence-based drug and alcohol treatment and wrap around support for people sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough, including those with co-occurring mental health needs.**

**WithYou 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. You’ll work closely with the Operational & Clinical Leadership along with our Recovery Workers to ensure that the clinical and psychosocial needs of the individual are met and that prescribing is safe, effective and in accordance with best practice whilst meeting the individual needs of the client. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to the most vulnerable in our society. Working within one of our services is always busy, sometimes challenging but always rewarding.**

**About the job**

**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**

**The role will involve working with clients who are either currently rough sleeping in Shropshire or are at immediate risk of rough sleeping. This is challenging, rewarding work where the successful applicant has the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of local people struggling with substance misuse and homelessness. 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.**

**Company 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 - 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**

**Essential Skills**:
**To be effective is 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**

**#IND HP**

**About Us**:
**WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland.**

**Our name reflects who we are - a positive place where people can progress, connect with others and get friendly, expert help in a way that’s right for them.**

**Our staff team changes lives. If you’re passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, we’d love to hear from you.**

**Creating an Inclusive Environment**:
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.