Substance Misuse Non Medical Prescriber jobs

Overview: Responsibilities:

• Assess, diagnose, plan; implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for service users
• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness appropriate to service user needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and local protocols, and within scope of practice
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the service user in complex, urgent or emergency situations seeking immediate advice and direction from the Clinical Lead if needed
• Assess, update, and refer service users for BBV vaccination and immunisation programmes. Support service users to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles
• Communicate effectively with service users and carers, anticipating barriers to communication and recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
• Maintain effective communication within the organisational environment and with external stakeholders, acting as an advocate for service users and colleagues where necessary
• Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
• Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking, and formal evaluation. Be actively involved in the annual appraisal system

• Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber
• Successful Candidate must be able to work the late shift on Tuesdays 11:30am to 7:30pm and Saturday's.
• At least one year’s relevant and recent experience of working within substance misuse treatment
• Sound and demonstrable knowledge of harm reduction and health promotion interventions
• Ability to assess and recovery plan service users and formulate written reports as necessary
• Ability to communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing
• Full driving licence and access to own transport, or ability to demonstrate easy movement between services, if necessary

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  25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• Flexible working arrangements
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Protected CPD time
• Annual reimbursement of your NMC fee
• Contributory pension scheme

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 43 to 48 (£48,987.04 - £54,663.24) ILW / OLW /Fringe: Outer London Weighting (£2,250.61) Closing Date: 25/9/2026 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Jane Lee | jane.lee@cgl.org.uk | 07584386739 : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.