Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 0900 - 1700.)
- Job ref
- 388-7144259-FC&I
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Shrublands House
- Town
- Torquay
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Non-Medical Prescriber
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
"Wherever you are on your journey, Growth in Action aims to offer hope & choice & connect you to the right person, in the right place, when the time is right for you."
You will be an experienced Independent Prescriber with experience of
working within the Substance Misuse field. Based at Shrublands House.
Working as an Independently prescribe medication, including controlled drugs, for service
users in line with policy, best practice, the evidence base and within scope of
practice.
You will provide assessment, diagnosis and ongoing
management and evaluation of treatment interventions for service users with alcohol
and drug dependency issues. You will regularly carry out duty prescribing
cover and will offer support when required to prescribe and review community
alcohol detoxes.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the attached job description for this post.
* Specialist prescribing of controlled drugs to a high risk cohort of individuals who may be using illicit drugs and medications on a daily basis
* Provide assessment, diagnosis and ongoing management and evaluation of treatment interventions for service users with alcohol and drug dependency issues
* Independently prescribe medication, including controlled drugs, for service users in line with policy, best practice, the evidence base and within scope of practice, ensuring cost effectiveness
Working for our organisation
Exciting Opportunity to work within Torbay Recovery Initiatives who are part of the wider Multi Complex Needs Alliance called Growth In Action.
Growth In Action is made up of Torbay Domestic Abuse Service, Leonard Stocks Hostel and Torbay Recovery Initiatives.
"Wherever you are on your journey, Growth in Action aims to offer hope & choice & connect you to the right person, in the right place, when the time is right for you."
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
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Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
- Masters (Level 7 or equivalent Independent/Supplementary Prescriber
Desirable criteria
- Experience in drugs and alcohol substance misuse
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Significant and demonstrable experience of working within a Substance Misuse Service
- Motivational Interviewing - MI training
- Fully conversant with the recovery agenda and associated interventions utilised in the substance misuse field
- Proven experience of working in partnership with professionals from several agencies
- Fully conversant with NICE and DoH guidelines in relation to drug and alcohol interventions/treatment
- Full understanding and working knowledge of children’s and adult’s safeguarding procedures
- Proven knowledge of the theory and practice of interventions to support problematic alcohol and drug users.
- Proven competence in planning and delivering interventions for problematic drug and alcohol users
- Development and Input into developing policy in relation to specialist prescribing of controlled drugs
Desirable criteria
- Trauma Informed Approach Training
Specific skills
Essential criteria
- Prescribing Controlled Drugs to a potentially high isk cohort of Intravenous Drug Users
- Excellent communication skills
- Administrations skills including IT and standard desktop applications and packages
Desirable criteria
- Skilled in working with a highly complex client group exhibiting challenging behaviour
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
- Clare Moore
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 291129
- Additional information
We encourage you to make contact with our Service and arrange a time to come for an informal visits.
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