Change Grow Live
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.
Our NMP’s are integral members of our multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams, delivering recovery-oriented 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:
Hertford
Full Time Hours:
37.5 per week
Contract:
3 Month Secondment
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
About the Role:
- 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
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About You:
- Qualified pharmacist with current GPhC registration and two years’ post qualification experience OR First level registered nurse with a current PIN AND three years post qualification experience
- 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
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What We Will Give to You:
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
- Flexible working arrangements
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Protected CPD time
- Free access to the RCNi learning platform
- Annual reimbursement of your NMC fee
- Contributory pension scheme
- A great selection of benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
Application Information
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.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.
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 (£48,987.04 - £54,663.24) ILW / OLW / Fringe Outer Fringe (£711.60)
Closing Date
23/7/2026
Contact Information
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
- Trudy Sealy | trudy.sealy@cgl.org.uk | 07881335213
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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