Non-Medical Prescriber Nurse (NMP)

Job Introduction
Do you want to help build a brighter future for communities and individuals in Somerset doing a highly rewarding job. Turning Point’s drug & alcohol services are currently recruiting for a Non-Medical Nurse Prescriber.

This role is a part time, 30 hours per week role with some flexibility start/finish times and will be based within our Yeovil hub with some occasional travel across Somerset.

Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy the opportunity and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your career within a social enterprise. So, if you’re ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge with a sector leader then this could be the opportunity for you.

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

As a Non-Medical Prescriber Nurse (NMP) you’ll have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people we support who are experiencing difficulties from drug and alcohol use, working with them to develop the personal, flexible and realistic support packages they need to support their recovery.

Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy the opportunity and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress within Turning Point.

Role Responsibility
As a Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP), 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. You’ll 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 Point’s Head of Nursing and Head of Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy Services.

The Ideal Candidate
Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council 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 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. You’ll 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.

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:

• NMC or GPhC Registration Renewal fee paid for
• 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 this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees

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

Turning Point

Attached documents

• NMP Role Profile.pdf

We are an equal opportunities employer.