NHS
Non-Medical Prescriber Nurse (NMP) or Pharmacist Prescriber
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Job Description
- Req#: B0471-25-0017?language=en&page=1078&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council or a qualified Pharmacist and already a qualified independent prescriber
- Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council or a qualified Pharmacist and already a qualified independent prescriber
Job summary
Please Note: A Full UK Driving License and Access to a Vehicle is an Essential Requirement.
Part Time: 22.2 Hours Per Week / 3 Days Per Week
At Turning Point, we have been supporting people for over 60 years.
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.
Main duties of the job
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 pabrinex , 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. Youll also help to create a collaborative approach that links Turning Point ever closer to outside professionals and agencies.
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
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
We run all of 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.
Details
Date posted
06 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£47,776 a year £47,776 - £53,508(Pro-Rata) DOE
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
B0471-25-0017
Job locations
Turning Point
Hereford
HR1 2AB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council or a qualified Pharmacist and already a qualified independent prescriber, you will need to be confident managing all aspects of prescribing for opiates and managing alcohol detoxifications.
You will join an established team in Herefordshire, you will need to be an excellent communicator and highly organised, you will have the ability to develop support packages that are creative, flexible, and tailored to the needs of everyone. Youll be able to stay on top of a busy service and use the resources and support around you to achieve great outcomes.
The role will involve running planned clinics and delivering interventions throughout various Herefordshire locations and outreach activities within core service hours with some out of hours; therefore, the ability to work flexibly and be a car owner and travel is essential.
And of course, we're looking for someone who loves talking to people with different needs, is genuinely interested in helping them, and possesses a deep level of empathy, understanding and patience.
Job responsibilities
Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council or a qualified Pharmacist and already a qualified independent prescriber, you will need to be confident managing all aspects of prescribing for opiates and managing alcohol detoxifications.
You will join an established team in Herefordshire, you will need to be an excellent communicator and highly organised, you will have the ability to develop support packages that are creative, flexible, and tailored to the needs of everyone. Youll be able to stay on top of a busy service and use the resources and support around you to achieve great outcomes.
The role will involve running planned clinics and delivering interventions throughout various Herefordshire locations and outreach activities within core service hours with some out of hours; therefore, the ability to work flexibly and be a car owner and travel is essential.
And of course, we're looking for someone who loves talking to people with different needs, is genuinely interested in helping them, and possesses a deep level of empathy, understanding and patience.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Turning Point
Address
Turning Point
Hereford
HR1 2AB
Employer's website
https://www.turning-point.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Turning Point
Address
Turning Point
Hereford
HR1 2AB
Employer's website
https://www.turning-point.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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