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Independent Non Medical Prescriber

Job details
Posting date: 29 November 2024
Salary: £46,148.00 to £52,809.00 per year
Additional salary information: £46148.00 - £52809.00 a year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 15 December 2024
Location: Colchester, CO1 2PG
Company: NHS Jobs
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: C9364-24-1925

Summary

To provide non-medical (independent) prescribing service for substance misusing clients; to be responsible for substitute prescribing for complex clients, and to provide advice and guidance on prescribing issues to a team of practitioners. To provide controlled drug and medical withdrawal from alcohol prescribing as an independent prescriber and a supplementary prescriber (in accordance with agreed clinical management plans) to substance misusing clients, within their sphere of competence. To carry out comprehensive assessments of clients presenting to the service in need of substitute prescribing jointly with non-statutory partners. To accurately assess the multiple needs of this complex client group, including identifying and exercising judgments relating to homelessness, drug treatment, psychological counselling interventions, treatment plans, criminal justice system, Child protection, other agencies etc.