Non-Medical Prescriber Nurse (NMP) - Herefordshire

Job summary

A Full UK Driving License and Access to a Vehicle is an Essential Requirement.

As a community based Non-Medial Prescriber (NMP) or Pharmacist Prescriber at our Herefordshire Recovery Service, youll make a real difference as you empower and enable people to change. Passionate about people, youll receive support to enhance your own life too, as you make the role your own in a friendly and multidisciplinary team.Our integrated community drug and alcohol service offers support to individuals across Herefordshire in the West Midlands. You will work within a busy prescribing service under the supervision of our Clinical Services Manager and Clinical Lead, alongside our Clinical Team, Team Leaders, specialist Recovery Workers and Volunteers to improve the wellbeing of a wide range of individuals.

As a Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) or Pharmacist Prescriber, you will be involved with opiate substitute treatment (OST) interventions, benzodiazepine reductions, alcohol and opiate detoxifications and relapse prevention medications. You will also provide support for health care assessments, administering detoxification medication for clients, administering IM thiamine, completing alcohol and opiate detoxification assessments, providing Blood Borne Virus (BBV) screening and vaccinations and will work closely with mental health, physical health and social care services. This role will lead on the prescribing of Injectable buprenorphine throughout the country of Herefordshire.

Main duties of the job

You will attend a local prescribers meeting, one to one clinical supervision and national prescriber/clinician meetings which will also support your learning and continuous professional development. Full training and supervision is provided from our Clinical Services Manager and Clinical Lead. You will have a real opportunity to help shape service delivery and contribute to delivering clinically excellent services.

As an employee you will have access to RCNi to assist with revalidation, indemnity insurance and support from the Clinical Lead, Clinical Services Manager, Turning Points Head of Nursing and Head of Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy Services.

About us

Across the varied regions, sectors, and settings we operate within, our organisation is held together by a shared vision and our people are connected by the same values. These include belief in potential, confidence in communication, embracing positive change and always treating each other as individuals.

We run all our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

You will get 33 days paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 35 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

Employer details

Employer name

Turning Point

Address

1 Offa Street

Hereford

HR1 2LH

Employer's website

https://www.turning-point.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Turning Point

Address

1 Offa Street

Hereford

HR1 2LH

Employer's website

https://www.turning-point.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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