Job summary
- Main area
- Community Substance Misuse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 301-IT-24-6468716
- Employer
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - Inclusion Services
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Inclusion Fareham and Havant
- Town
- Havant
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
NMP Health and Wellbeing Lead
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Are you committed to making a positive change and empowering service users to achieve a better quality of life?
We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and caring individual to join our team within Inclusion Recovery Hampshire, a drug and alcohol treatment and support service for individuals impacted by their own or someone else’s use of alcohol or drugs.
Inclusion Recovery Hampshire is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) to join our dynamic team. As a leading community drug and alcohol service provider, we are committed to delivering exceptional care and support to individuals dealing with substance use issues.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you would provide high quality clinical interventions including opiate substitute prescribing, alcohol detoxification and relapse prevention medication, health and wellbeing interventions and blood borne virus screenings and vaccinations.
Why Join us?
- Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals dealing with substance use issues.
- Supportive and collaborative work environment that values professional development and growth.
- Contact us to discuss the benefits package offered, commensurate with experience and qualifications
Main duties of the job
As an NMP at Inclusion Recovery Hampshire, you'll be an essential part of our holistic care approach, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Reporting to the Clinical Lead for Hampshire, you'll contribute expertise in medication prescribing and high-quality care.
We prioritise your growth, offering ongoing training, workshops, and tailored professional development programs. This supportive environment fosters continuous learning in substance use treatment, prescribing practices, and holistic care approaches, empowering your professional advancement while delivering impactful support to our service users
Working for our organisation
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT).
We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.
We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can.
We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.
Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details, a summary is below:
- Collaborate closely with doctors, nurses, recovery workers, managers, and allied health colleagues to ensure a multidisciplinary approach and facilitate safe and positive outcomes for service users.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of service users to determine appropriate treatment plans, including opiate substitute prescribing and alcohol detoxification.
- Prescribe and review medication, including opiate substitutes and alcohol detox medications, following best practices guidelines.
- Offer health and wellbeing interventions, providing guidance and support tailored to individual needs.
- Facilitate BBV screening and vaccinations, contributing to the overall health improvement of service users.
- Maintain accurate and up to date records of assessments, interventions, and treatment plans.
At Inclusion Recovery Hampshire, we value diversity and understand the importance of work-life balance. We are open to considering part-time arrangements, job share options, and flexible job locations for this role, given the availability of multiple positions across our Hampshire sites. Recognising the potential benefits it brings in fostering a flexible and accommodating work environment, we welcome discussions during the application process regarding part-time or job share possibilities, as well as adjustments to working hours or patterns to suit individual circumstances
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Non-Medical Prescriber (nursing/other allied health professional)
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within drug and alcohol field/addiction treatment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Interest in tackling complex or challenging cases
- Excellent communication skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carly Goodson
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 1240103
- Additional information
- If you would like to know more and find out whether joining our dedicated team is for you then please get in touch with Carly as we would love to hear from you.**** We do not accept CVs. Applications will only be considered if made via the website.********This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.****
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