Our Stoke Community Drug and Alcohol service are recruiting for three experienced Non Medical Prescriber (NMP) to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse client group.

If you are a first level registered Nurse or a Registered Pharmacist who thrives working in a community setting, assessing and supporting people with their healthcare issues, this might be just the role for you.

There is one full time position and two part time positions working 22.5 hours per week available. The salary for these roles is £40,000 - £52,530 per annum (pro rata if working part time).

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 WithYou 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, screen and triage 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. 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a highly rewarding sector with some truly inspirational patients and colleagues.

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.

If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team.

Please note that you must have successfully completed the supplementary/independent prescriber course and hold an appropriate entry on the NMC register or GPhC register to be considered for this position.