Band 7 Non Medical Prescriber - HMP Send & Coldingley

The Forward Trust

The closing date is 31 May 2024

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Job summary

The successful candidate is driven to provide high-quality clinical assessment and treatment to substance dependent users. You are driven to deliver high standards of nursing care and interventions and demonstrate leadership qualities. You have a flexible and can-do approach to work, invested in providing great care to our clients. Management and leadership experience desirable as there will be line management duties.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 7 NMP you will provide non-medical prescribing for clients with substance dependence. You will ensure management of complex clients, providing advice and guidance on prescribing issues to a team of practitioners, as well as other colleagues and agencies concerned with substance misuse. As the Lead Nurse, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake managerial responsibilities. You will be responsible for ensuring effective and best use of the nursing provision and all clinical resources.

About us

The Forward Trust, are a UK leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment services to offenders. We deliver treatment and recovery support in prisons and in the community which helps people move away from addiction and crime. These services provide a variety of support, including advice, counselling, group work and intensive treatment. At The Forward Trust we believe that all people who are addicted to or misusing substances should have access to support which is effective in protecting their health, and motivating them to take steps towards their own recovery. Over 20 years of pursuing this mission, we have been successful in moving thousands of drug dependent offenders away from a lifestyle revolving around crime, and drug or alcohol dependence.

We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with Lived Experience we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.

Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0294-24-0032

Job locations

H M Prison

Shaftesbury Road

Bisley

Woking

Surrey

GU24 9EX


H M Prison

Ripley Road

Send

Woking

Surrey

GU23 7LJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Band 7 NMP you will provide non-medical prescribing for clients with substance dependence. You will ensure management of complex clients, providing advice and guidance on prescribing issues to a team of practitioners, as well as other colleagues and agencies concerned with substance misuse.

As the Lead Nurse, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake managerial responsibilities. You will be responsible for ensuring effective and best use of the nursing provision and all clinical resources.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Band 7 NMP you will provide non-medical prescribing for clients with substance dependence. You will ensure management of complex clients, providing advice and guidance on prescribing issues to a team of practitioners, as well as other colleagues and agencies concerned with substance misuse.

As the Lead Nurse, you will demonstrate leadership and undertake managerial responsibilities. You will be responsible for ensuring effective and best use of the nursing provision and all clinical resources.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • -5 years post-registration experience
  • -2 years working in Substance Misuse Services at a Band 6 level
  • -Experience of managing multidisciplinary staff
  • -Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
  • -Ability and knowledge to carry out assessments, including risk
  • assessment and management
  • -Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and
  • act accordingly if concerns present themselves
  • -Strong IT Skills

Desirable

  • -Experience of working within a secure environment
  • -Ability to provide and coordinate clinical and management
  • supervision
  • -Audit process and an ability to use audit tools
  • -Working knowledge of SystemOne

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC
  • register
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • -5 years post-registration experience
  • -2 years working in Substance Misuse Services at a Band 6 level
  • -Experience of managing multidisciplinary staff
  • -Knowledge of the safe storage and administration of medication
  • -Ability and knowledge to carry out assessments, including risk
  • assessment and management
  • -Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and
  • act accordingly if concerns present themselves
  • -Strong IT Skills

Desirable

  • -Experience of working within a secure environment
  • -Ability to provide and coordinate clinical and management
  • supervision
  • -Audit process and an ability to use audit tools
  • -Working knowledge of SystemOne

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of personal development since entering the NMC
  • register

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).

Additional information

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

The Forward Trust

Address

H M Prison

Shaftesbury Road

Bisley

Woking

Surrey

GU24 9EX


Employer's website

http://www.forwardtrust.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Forward Trust

Address

H M Prison

Shaftesbury Road

Bisley

Woking

Surrey

GU24 9EX


Employer's website

http://www.forwardtrust.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0294-24-0032

Job locations

H M Prison

Shaftesbury Road

Bisley

Woking

Surrey

GU24 9EX


H M Prison

Ripley Road

Send

Woking

Surrey

GU23 7LJ


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