Turning Point

NMP Nurse or Pharmacist Prescriber - Connect

The closing date is 26 September 2025

Job summary

Due to maternity leave, we have an exciting opportunity for an NMP or Pharmacist Prescriber to join our Wiltshire service for 12 months.

Our integrated community drug and alcohol service offers support to individuals across Wiltshire. You will work within a busy prescribing service under the supervision of our Clinical Services Manager and Clinical Lead, alongside our Clinical Team, Team Managers and specialist Recovery Workers and Volunteers to improve the wellbeing of a wide range of individuals.

As a community based Non-Medial Prescriber (NMP) or Pharmacist Prescriber at our Connect 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.

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.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

  • 25 days paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
  • Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link in the supporting link section to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

Details

Date posted

12 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Up to £53,508 DOE

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0471-25-0034

Job locations

Rothermere House

By The Sea Road

Trowbridge

BA14 8JQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • 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 Wiltshire, 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.
  • 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.
  • Interviews will be held on Thursday 2nd October at the Trowbridge office - Rothermere House, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8JQ (no on-site parking).
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • 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 Wiltshire, 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.
  • 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.
  • Interviews will be held on Thursday 2nd October at the Trowbridge office - Rothermere House, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8JQ (no on-site parking).

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

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

Rothermere House

By The Sea Road

Trowbridge

BA14 8JQ


Employer's website

https://www.turning-point.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Turning Point

Address

Rothermere House

By The Sea Road

Trowbridge

BA14 8JQ


Employer's website

https://www.turning-point.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Resourcing Partner

Sarah Shippen

sarah.shippen@turning-point.co.uk

01612385255

Details

Date posted

12 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Up to £53,508 DOE

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0471-25-0034

Job locations

Rothermere House

By The Sea Road

Trowbridge

BA14 8JQ


Supporting documents

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