Change Grow Live
Buvidal Non-Medical Prescriber
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Overview
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users' lives. Our core values are 'Be open, be compassionate and be bold' and our teams apply these daily, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Non-Medical Prescriber to join Change Grow Birmingham Buvidal Team. You will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team delivering recovery-orientated alcohol and drug intervention services.
Our NMP's are integral members of our multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams, delivering recovery-orientated alcohol and drug intervention services. Offering care for presenting clients, prescribing and/or making amendments to prescriptions of opiate and/or alcohol substitute treatments and other related medications, they take a lead role in developing the prescribing clinic, acting as a point of contact for other workers and partner agencies around prescribing issues.
Where
Birmingham
Hours
Full Time, 37.5 per week
Contract
Permanent
Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 per week. For part-time roles, salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours. Saturday working is required as part of this role.
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Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include:
- Assess, diagnose, plan; implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for those accessing clinical treatment.
- Clinically assess service user needs and plan clinical care accordingly.
- Identify and assess suitability of service users for in-patient alcohol and opioid detoxification as appropriate.
- Pro-actively review and manage clinical treatment plans of the service user.
- Initiating and adjusting prescriptions for opiate and/or alcohol substitute treatments and other related medications.
- Taking the lead in developing the prescribing clinic, serving as a point of contact for colleagues and partner agencies on prescribing matters.
- Providing cover for Homeless Team Non-Medical Prescriber when required.
About you
- Qualified Non-Medical Prescriber
- 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.
What we will give to you
- 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.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- A great selection of benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
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Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
Direct applications only; we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 43 to 48 (£47,792.23 - £53,329.99)
ILW / OLW / Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Date
17/7/2026
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through, please contact us using the below details:
David Pang | david.pang@cgl.org.uk | 07741326302
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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