Non Medical Prescriber

Are you a passionate and dedicated NonMedical Prescriber (NMP) looking to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals

Change Grow Live is seeking an experienced NMP to join our Kirklees service on a full time or part time basis.

In this role you will play a vital part in delivering highquality personcentered care to people on our opiate cohort some of whom face complex physical and mental health challenges alongside substance use. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team you will provide clinical assessments prescribe appropriate treatments and support individuals on their recovery journey.

If you are committed to reducing health inequalities and have experience working with vulnerable populations we would love to hear from you.

Where:Huddersfield or Dewsbury

Full Time Hours:37.5 per week

Full Time Salary Range: 47792..99 dependent on experience (based on full time hours pro rata for part time)

Contract:Permanent

Change Grow Live are the lead provider of the Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services in Kirklees.

The successful applicant will join an established and dynamic service with a large clinical team and aims to help people improve their lives. We are already a high performing service with a supportive culture and a real focus on supporting people to achieve their goals.

The role will include working flexibly maintaining the most appropriate level of service provision. This will include at least one evening per week until 8pm (Tue/Wed/Thu) with an early finish on another day structured in your diary as well as weekly CPD. The role is based on site daily and is not suitable for hybrid working.

We would however consider applicants who wish to work agreed part time hours from 0.5FTE to full time.

We are interested to hear from qualified NMP applicants who have experience of prescribing in a community service and are either a first level registered nurse with a current PIN and three years post qualification experience or a qualified pharmacist with current GPhC registration and two yearss postqualification experience.

The successful post holder will need to undertake a DBS check at Enhanced Level (Adult and Child).

About the role:

• Assess diagnose plan; implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for service users
• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness appropriate to service user needs and in accordance with evidencebased practice and national and local protocols and within scope of practice
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the service user in complex urgent or emergency situations seeking immediate advice and direction from the Clinical Lead if needed
• Assess update and refer service users for BBV vaccination and immunisation programmes. Support service users to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles
• Communicate effectively with service users and carers anticipating barriers to communication and recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
• Maintain effective communication within the organisational environment and with external stakeholders acting as an advocate for service users and colleagues where necessary
• Produce accurate contemporaneous and complete records of consultation consistent with legislation policies and procedures
• Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review benchmarking and formal evaluation. Be actively involved in the annual appraisal system

• Full driving licence and access to own transport or ability to demonstrate easy movement between services if necessary

What we will give to you:

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. Additionally youll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Protected CPD time
• Free access to theRCNilearningplatform.
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selectionof benefits incl. discounts for shopping cinema holidays etc.

Please ensure that in your application you address the essential criteria in the job description as this is what we will use for shortlisting.

If this sounds like you andyoudlike to begin your journey withChange Grow Livethenwedlove to talk to you.

Fulltime hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For parttime roles the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.