Job summary
For this post we will offer a 20% 'welcome to MPFT bonus' - 10% on joining us and 10% after a period of 12 months service.
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 One Recovery Bucks, a drug and alcohol treatment and support service for people impacted by their own or someone else's use of alcohol or drugs.
One Recovery Bucks 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 prescribing for people with an opioid use disorder, alcohol detoxification and relapse prevention medication, health and wellbeing interventions and blood borne virus screening and vaccinations.
Why Join us?
Opportunity to make a meaningful difference to 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 a One Recovery Bucks NMP, you'll be an essential part of our holistic care approach, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Reporting to the Clinical Lead for Buckinghamshire, you'll contribute expertise in prescribing and high-quality care.
We prioritise staff growth, offering ongoing training and tailored professional development. This supportive environment encourages continuous learning in substance use treatment, prescribing practices, holistic care approaches and tackling health inequalities. This will support your professional advancement while delivering meaningful support to our service users.
Working for this organisation:Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT).
Inclusion provides services across England that include advice, information, harm reduction interventions, recovery planning in conjunction with a range of pharmacological, psychosocial and structured treatment programs.
We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by substance use, alcohol use, crime, mental health concerns 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.
About us
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!
Job description
Job 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 prescribing for opioid use disorder and alcohol detoxification and relapse prevention.
- Prescribe and review medications prescribed by the service following best practice 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 and communities.
- Contribute to the review of serious incident investigations, providing expertise and insights to enhance learning and improve practice.
- At One Recovery Bucks, we value diversity and understand the importance of work-life balance. Recognising the potential benefits, fostering a flexible and accommodating work environment brings, we welcome discussions regarding part-time or job share possibilities, as well as adjustments to working hours or patterns to suit individual circumstances.
Job description
Job 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 prescribing for opioid use disorder and alcohol detoxification and relapse prevention.
- Prescribe and review medications prescribed by the service following best practice 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 and communities.
- Contribute to the review of serious incident investigations, providing expertise and insights to enhance learning and improve practice.
- At One Recovery Bucks, we value diversity and understand the importance of work-life balance. Recognising the potential benefits, fostering a flexible and accommodating work environment brings, we welcome discussions regarding part-time or job share possibilities, as well as adjustments to working hours or patterns to suit individual circumstances.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
- Nursing or Pharmacist qualification and a registered practitioner with the NMC or GPC, or relevant allied Health professional qualification registered with that professional body
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as an Independent NMP within a drug and alcohol service
- Evidence of working effectively at a senior level in a multi-disciplinary health and social care setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Independent Non-Medical Prescriber
- Nursing or Pharmacist qualification and a registered practitioner with the NMC or GPC, or relevant allied Health professional qualification registered with that professional body
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as an Independent NMP within a drug and alcohol service
- Evidence of working effectively at a senior level in a multi-disciplinary health and social care setting
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
